What color is #CBD6CB?

#CBD6CB 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 #CBD6CB?

The RGB value is 203, 214, 203: 203 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD6CB?

The complementary color is #D6CBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD6CB color

#CBD6CB rgb(203, 214, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD6CB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 83.9% green and 79.6% blue (203, 214, 203).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#CBD6CB color codes

HEX	`#CBD6CB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 214, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 83.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.54, -5.73, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.54, 7.07, 144.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.453, 65.101, 65.922)`
Decimal	`13358795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD6CB, 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 #CBD6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #CBD6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd6cb; }
.text { color: #cbd6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 214 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd6cb, #cbd6d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBD6CB?: #CBD6CB 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 #CBD6CB?: The RGB value is 203, 214, 203: 203 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD6CB?: The complementary color is #D6CBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.