What color is #CBD4BE?

#CBD4BE 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 #CBD4BE?

The RGB value is 203, 212, 190: 203 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD4BE?

The complementary color is #C7BED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD4BE color

#CBD4BE rgb(203, 212, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD4BE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 83.1% green and 74.5% blue (203, 212, 190).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

#CBD4BE color codes

HEX	`#CBD4BE`
RGB	`rgb(203, 212, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 83.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.71, -6.97, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.71, 12.06, 125.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.465, 63.501, 57.935)`
Decimal	`13358270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD4BE, 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 #CBD4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	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 #CBD4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd4be; }
.text { color: #cbd4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 212 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd4be, #c0d4be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBD4BE?: #CBD4BE 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 #CBD4BE?: The RGB value is 203, 212, 190: 203 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD4BE?: The complementary color is #C7BED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.