What color is #CBCDDA?

#CBCDDA is a very 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 #CBCDDA?

The RGB value is 203, 205, 218: 203 red, 205 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCDDA?

The complementary color is #DAD8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCDDA color

#CBCDDA rgb(203, 205, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBCDDA is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.4% green and 85.5% blue (203, 205, 218).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 17% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#CBCDDA color codes

HEX	`#CBCDDA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 205, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 17%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.6, 1.77, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.6, 6.9, 284.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.112, 61.421, 75.057)`
Decimal	`13356506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCDDA, 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 #CBCDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #CBCDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcdda; }
.text { color: #cbcdda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcdda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 205 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcdda, #d0cbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBCDDA?: #CBCDDA is a very 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 #CBCDDA?: The RGB value is 203, 205, 218: 203 red, 205 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCDDA?: The complementary color is #DAD8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.