What color is #CBD3DD?

#CBD3DD is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD3DD?

The RGB value is 203, 211, 221: 203 red, 211 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD3DD?

The complementary color is #DDD5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD3DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD3DD color

#CBD3DD rgb(203, 211, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD3DD is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 82.7% green and 86.7% blue (203, 211, 221).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 21% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Blue (#CBD4DF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#CBD3DD color codes

HEX	`#CBD3DD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 211, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 82.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 21%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.23, -0.8, -5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.23, 5.92, 262.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.971, 64.505, 77.631)`
Decimal	`13358045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD3DD, 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 #CBD3DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD3DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #CBD3DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd3dd; }
.text { color: #cbd3dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd3dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 211 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd3dd, #cccbdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBD3DD?: #CBD3DD is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD3DD?: The RGB value is 203, 211, 221: 203 red, 211 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD3DD?: The complementary color is #DDD5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD3DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.