What color is #CBD3D9?

#CBD3D9 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD3D9?

The RGB value is 203, 211, 217: 203 red, 211 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD3D9?

The complementary color is #D9D1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD3D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD3D9 color

#CBD3D9 rgb(203, 211, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD3D9 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 82.7% green and 85.1% blue (203, 211, 217).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen (#CFD9DE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#CBD3D9 color codes

HEX	`#CBD3D9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 211, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 82.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.12, -1.57, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.12, 4.2, 248.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.445, 64.294, 74.858)`
Decimal	`13358041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD3D9, 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 #CBD3D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD3D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #CBD3D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd3d9; }
.text { color: #cbd3d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd3d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 211 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd3d9, #cbccd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBD3D9?: #CBD3D9 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD3D9?: The RGB value is 203, 211, 217: 203 red, 211 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD3D9?: The complementary color is #D9D1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD3D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.