What color is #CBD2BC?

#CBD2BC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD2BC?

The RGB value is 203, 210, 188: 203 red, 210 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD2BC?

The complementary color is #C3BCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD2BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD2BC color

#CBD2BC rgb(203, 210, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD2BC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 82.4% green and 73.7% blue (203, 210, 188).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#CBD2BC color codes

HEX	`#CBD2BC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 210, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 82.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.14, -6.28, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.14, 11.88, 121.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.751, 62.421, 56.626)`
Decimal	`13357756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD2BC, 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 #CBD2BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD2BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	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 #CBD2BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd2bc; }
.text { color: #cbd2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd2bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 210 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd2bc, #c0d2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBD2BC?: #CBD2BC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD2BC?: The RGB value is 203, 210, 188: 203 red, 210 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD2BC?: The complementary color is #C3BCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD2BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.