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#CBCABE Quill Grey

#CBCABE is a light gray named Quill Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 79.2% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(203, 202, 190)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 11% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. #CBCABE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.73:1.

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Variations of #CBCABE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CBCABE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CBCABEBEBFCB
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

CBCABEBEC5CBC3BECB
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CBCABECBC3BEC5CBBE
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

CBCABEBECBCACABECB
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

CBCABEBFCBBEBEBFCBCABECB
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CBCABE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBCABE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CDCABE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC9BD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC9BE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDCABE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCCABE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CDC8C6
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCC9C2
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CACAC7

#CBCABE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#CBCABE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.73:1 Super#CBCABE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBCABE in CSS

/* Quill Grey */
.color { color: #CBCABE; }
.background { background-color: #CBCABE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBCABE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 202 190);
color: hsl(55 11% 77%);
color: oklch(0.836 0.016 102.9);

#CBCABE FAQ

What color is #CBCABE?

#CBCABE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Quill Grey. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CBCABE?

#CBCABE is rgb(203, 202, 190) in RGB, hsl(55, 11%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBCABE?

The complementary color of #CBCABE is #BEBFCB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBCABE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBCABE: 12.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBCABE a warm or cool color?

#CBCABE is a neutral color.