#cbcad9 Color Information

#cbcad9 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cbcad9. In RGB, it consists of 79.6% Red, 79.2% Green, and 85.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 6.5% Cyan, 6.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 244.0°, with saturation of 16.5% and lightness of 82.2%. The decimal value for #cbcad9 is 13355737, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cbcad9 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#cbcad9 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color203, 202, 217 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.6%, 79.2%, 85.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.204, 0.208, 0.149 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.065, 0.069, 0, 0.149 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color244.0°, 16.5%, 82.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color244.0°, 6.9%, 85.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color58.273, 59.947, 74.145 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color203, 202, 217 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13355737 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color81.810, 3.171, -7.319 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)81.810, 7.976, 293.425 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color81.810, -0.307, -11.784 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color77.426, -1.149, -2.580 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.303, 0.312, 59.947 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291545817 / 0xffcbcad9 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #cbcad9

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cbcad9, its pure hue is 244.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 16.5%, and its lightness is 82.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cbcad9, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #19191b to #b2b1be.

Tints of #cbcad9

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cbcad9, its pure hue is 244.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 16.5%, and its lightness is 82.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cbcad9, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d2d1de to #f9f8fa.

Tones of #cbcad9

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cbcad9, its pure hue is 244.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 16.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cbcad9, which range from #d2d2d2 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #aaa4ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cbcad9

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cbcad9! For #cbcad9, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cbcad9. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cbcad9

This color, #cbcad9, consists of 79.6% Red, 79.2% Green, and 85.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 203, Green = 202, Blue = 217. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cbcad9 is 6.5% Cyan, 6.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 14.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.6%
C6.5%
G79.2%
M6.9%
B85.1%
Y0.0%
K14.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 203 202 217
Octal 313 312 331
Hexa #cb #ca #d9
Binary 11001011 11001010 11011001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 6 6 0 14
Octal 6 6 0 16
Hexa #06 #06 #00 #0e
Binary 00000110 00000110 00000000 00001110

Analogous Colors of #cbcad9

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cbcad9 — which has hue 244.0° — its analogous colors are located at 214.0° and 274.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cbcad9.

Triadic Colors of #cbcad9

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cbcad9 — which has hue 244.0° — its triadic colors are located at 4.0° and 244.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cbcad9.

Complementary Color of #cbcad9

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cbcad9 — which has hue 244.0° — its complementary color is located at 64.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cbcad9.

Split Complementary Colors of #cbcad9

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cbcad9 — which has hue 244.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 34.0° and 244.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cbcad9.

Tetradic Colors of #cbcad9

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cbcad9 — which has hue 244.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 154.0°, 244.0°, 334.0°, and 64.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cbcad9.

Monochromatic Colors of #cbcad9

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cbcad9, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #b6b5c0 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e3e3ee (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cbcad9

We want to make getting started with #cbcad9 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cbcad9 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cbcad9 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cbcad9 with other HTML elements.

#cbcad9 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cbcad9.
<span style="color: #cbcad9;">The color of this text is #cbcad9.</span>

#cbcad9 Background Color

The background color for this text is #cbcad9.
<div style="background-color: #cbcad9; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cbcad9.</div>

#cbcad9 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cbcad9.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cbcad9;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cbcad9.</span>

#cbcad9 Border Color

This is a div with border color #cbcad9.
<div style="border: #cbcad9 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cbcad9.</div>

#cbcad9 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cbcad9 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cbcad9; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cbcad9 on a white background.</div></div>

#cbcad9 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cbcad9 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cbcad9; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cbcad9 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cbcad9 to White

This is a gradient from #cbcad9 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cbcad9,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cbcad9,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cbcad9,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cbcad9,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cbcad9 to white.</div>

Gradient from #cbcad9 to Black

This is a gradient from #cbcad9 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cbcad9,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cbcad9,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cbcad9,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cbcad9,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cbcad9 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cbcad9

In addition to using #cbcad9 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cbcad9 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cbcad9, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 203, Green = 202, Blue = 217). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cbcad9 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cbcad9
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(203, 202, 217)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cbcad9; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cbcad9; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cbcad9; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(203, 202, 217);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cbcad9")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:203, green:202, blue:217, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:203 green:202 blue:217 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(203f, 202f, 217f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(203, 202, 217);
 

#cbcad9 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cbcad9 the same way. For those with color blindness, #cbcad9 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cbcad9 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cbcad9 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cbcad9 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cbcad9 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cbcad9 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text