What color is #CBD3B9?

#CBD3B9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD3B9?

The RGB value is 203, 211, 185: 203 red, 211 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD3B9?

The complementary color is #C1B9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD3B9 color

#CBD3B9 rgb(203, 211, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBD3B9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 82.7% green and 72.5% blue (203, 211, 185).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#CBD3B9 color codes

HEX	`#CBD3B9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 211, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 82.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.33, -7.3, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.33, 14.01, 121.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.679, 62.788, 55.023)`
Decimal	`13358009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD3B9, 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 #CBD3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #CBD3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd3b9; }
.text { color: #cbd3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 211 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd3b9, #bed3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBD3B9?: #CBD3B9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD3B9?: The RGB value is 203, 211, 185: 203 red, 211 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD3B9?: The complementary color is #C1B9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.