What color is #CBCEDA?

#CBCEDA 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 #CBCEDA?

The RGB value is 203, 206, 218: 203 red, 206 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCEDA?

The complementary color is #DAD7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCEDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCEDA color

#CBCEDA rgb(203, 206, 218)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.8% green and 85.5% blue (203, 206, 218).

Its hue angle is 228°, 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 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#CBCEDA color codes

HEX	`#CBCEDA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 206, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 17%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.86, 1.25, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.86, 6.41, 281.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.352, 61.901, 75.137)`
Decimal	`13356762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCEDA, 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 #CBCEDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCEDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #CBCEDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbceda; }
.text { color: #cbceda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbceda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 206 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbceda, #d0cbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBCEDA?: #CBCEDA 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 #CBCEDA?: The RGB value is 203, 206, 218: 203 red, 206 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCEDA?: The complementary color is #DAD7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCEDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.