What color is #CBD1C3?

#CBD1C3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD1C3?

The RGB value is 203, 209, 195: 203 red, 209 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD1C3?

The complementary color is #C9C3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD1C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD1C3 color

#CBD1C3 rgb(203, 209, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD1C3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 82% green and 76.5% blue (203, 209, 195).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 13% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#CBD1C3 color codes

HEX	`#CBD1C3`
RGB	`rgb(203, 209, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 82%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 13%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 7%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.04, -4.56, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.04, 7.72, 126.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.278, 62.238, 60.615)`
Decimal	`13357507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD1C3, 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 #CBD1C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD1C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #CBD1C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd1c3; }
.text { color: #cbd1c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd1c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 209 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd1c3, #c4d1c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBD1C3?: #CBD1C3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD1C3?: The RGB value is 203, 209, 195: 203 red, 209 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD1C3?: The complementary color is #C9C3D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD1C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.