What color is #CBCEDC?

#CBCEDC 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 #CBCEDC?

The RGB value is 203, 206, 220: 203 red, 206 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCEDC?

The complementary color is #DCD9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCEDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCEDC color

#CBCEDC rgb(203, 206, 220)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.8% green and 86.3% blue (203, 206, 220).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#CBCEDC color codes

HEX	`#CBCEDC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 206, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.92, 1.64, -7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.92, 7.45, 282.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.616, 62.006, 76.524)`
Decimal	`13356764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCEDC, 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 #CBCEDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCEDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #CBCEDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcedc; }
.text { color: #cbcedc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcedc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 206 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcedc, #d0cbdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CBCEDC?: #CBCEDC 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 #CBCEDC?: The RGB value is 203, 206, 220: 203 red, 206 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCEDC?: The complementary color is #DCD9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCEDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.