What color is #CBD5B5?

#CBD5B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD5B5?

The RGB value is 203, 213, 181: 203 red, 213 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD5B5?

The complementary color is #BFB5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD5B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD5B5 color

#CBD5B5 rgb(203, 213, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBD5B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 83.5% green and 71% blue (203, 213, 181).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#CBD5B5 color codes

HEX	`#CBD5B5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 213, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 83.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.77, -8.98, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.77, 17.22, 121.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.762, 63.621, 52.997)`
Decimal	`13358517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD5B5, 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 #CBD5B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD5B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	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 #CBD5B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd5b5; }
.text { color: #cbd5b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd5b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 213 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd5b5, #bbd5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBD5B5?: #CBD5B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD5B5?: The RGB value is 203, 213, 181: 203 red, 213 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD5B5?: The complementary color is #BFB5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD5B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.