What color is #CBD1C5?

#CBD1C5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD1C5?

The RGB value is 203, 209, 197: 203 red, 209 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD1C5?

The complementary color is #CBC5D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD1C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD1C5 color

#CBD1C5 rgb(203, 209, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD1C5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 82% green and 77.3% blue (203, 209, 197).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 12% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#CBD1C5 color codes

HEX	`#CBD1C5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 209, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 82%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 12%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.09, -4.21, 5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.09, 6.72, 128.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.505, 62.329, 61.814)`
Decimal	`13357509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD1C5, 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 #CBD1C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD1C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #CBD1C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd1c5; }
.text { color: #cbd1c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd1c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 209 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd1c5, #c5d1c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBD1C5?: #CBD1C5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD1C5?: The RGB value is 203, 209, 197: 203 red, 209 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD1C5?: The complementary color is #CBC5D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD1C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.