What color is #CBD5CD?

#CBD5CD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD5CD?

The RGB value is 203, 213, 205: 203 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD5CD?

The complementary color is #D5CBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD5CD color

#CBD5CD rgb(203, 213, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD5CD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 83.5% green and 80.4% blue (203, 213, 205).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 11% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#CBD5CD color codes

HEX	`#CBD5CD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 213, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 83.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 11%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.32, -4.86, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.32, 5.59, 150.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.44, 64.692, 67.101)`
Decimal	`13358541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD5CD, 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 #CBD5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	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 #CBD5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd5cd; }
.text { color: #cbd5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 213 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd5cd, #cbd5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBD5CD?: #CBD5CD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD5CD?: The RGB value is 203, 213, 205: 203 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD5CD?: The complementary color is #D5CBD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.