What color is #CBD5E1?

#CBD5E1 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD5E1?

The RGB value is 203, 213, 225: 203 red, 213 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD5E1?

The complementary color is #E1D7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD5E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD5E1 color

#CBD5E1 rgb(203, 213, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD5E1 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 83.5% green and 88.2% blue (203, 213, 225).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 27% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% 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 14.14:1).

#CBD5E1 color codes

HEX	`#CBD5E1`
RGB	`rgb(203, 213, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 83.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 27%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.85, -1.06, -7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.85, 7.14, 261.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.011, 65.721, 80.638)`
Decimal	`13358561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD5E1, 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 #CBD5E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD5E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #CBD5E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd5e1; }
.text { color: #cbd5e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd5e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 213 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd5e1, #cccbe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBD5E1?: #CBD5E1 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD5E1?: The RGB value is 203, 213, 225: 203 red, 213 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD5E1?: The complementary color is #E1D7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD5E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.