What color is #CBCEDF?

#CBCEDF 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 #CBCEDF?

The RGB value is 203, 206, 223: 203 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCEDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBCEDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCEDF color

#CBCEDF rgb(203, 206, 223)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.8% green and 87.5% blue (203, 206, 223).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 24% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#CBCEDF color codes

HEX	`#CBCEDF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 206, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83, 2.23, -8.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83, 9.02, 284.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.016, 62.166, 78.635)`
Decimal	`13356767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCEDF, 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 #CBCEDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCEDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #CBCEDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcedf; }
.text { color: #cbcedf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcedf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 206 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcedf, #d2cbdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CBCEDF?: #CBCEDF 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 #CBCEDF?: The RGB value is 203, 206, 223: 203 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCEDF?: The complementary color is #DFDCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCEDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.