What color is #CBF4F8?

#CBF4F8 is a very light, moderate cyan known as Vaporised. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vaporised?

The RGB value is 203, 244, 248: 203 red, 244 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vaporised?

The complementary color is #F8CFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBF4F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vaporised color: hex code #CBF4F8

#CBF4F8 rgb(203, 244, 248)

Shades of teal

Vaporised has the hex code #CBF4F8. It is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 95.7% green and 97.3% blue (203, 244, 248).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 76% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.84:1).

Vaporised (#CBF4F8) color codes

HEX	`#CBF4F8`
RGB	`rgb(203, 244, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 95.7%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 76%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 18%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.53, -12.29, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.53, 13.81, 207.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.918, 84.173, 101.141)`
Decimal	`13366520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vaporised, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CBF4F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBF4F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CBF4F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbf4f8; }
.text { color: #cbf4f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbf4f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 244 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbf4f8, #cbdef8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

See #CBF4F8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CBF4F8?: #CBF4F8 is a very light, moderate cyan known as Vaporised. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vaporised?: The RGB value is 203, 244, 248: 203 red, 244 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vaporised?: The complementary color is #F8CFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBF4F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.