What color is #CBCBD7?

#CBCBD7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCBD7?

The RGB value is 203, 203, 215: 203 red, 203 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCBD7?

The complementary color is #D7D7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCBD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCBD7 color

#CBCBD7 rgb(203, 203, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBCBD7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 79.6% green and 84.3% blue (203, 203, 215).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#CBCBD7 color codes

HEX	`#CBCBD7`
RGB	`rgb(203, 203, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 79.6%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 6%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.01, 2.25, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.01, 6.36, 290.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.248, 60.314, 72.85)`
Decimal	`13355991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCBD7, 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 #CBCBD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCBD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #CBCBD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcbd7; }
.text { color: #cbcbd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcbd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 203 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcbd7, #d1cbd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBCBD7?: #CBCBD7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCBD7?: The RGB value is 203, 203, 215: 203 red, 203 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCBD7?: The complementary color is #D7D7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCBD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.