What color is #CBD7B3?

#CBD7B3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD7B3?

The RGB value is 203, 215, 179: 203 red, 215 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD7B3?

The complementary color is #BFB3D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD7B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD7B3 color

#CBD7B3 rgb(203, 215, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBD7B3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 84.3% green and 70.2% blue (203, 215, 179).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 31% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#CBD7B3 color codes

HEX	`#CBD7B3`
RGB	`rgb(203, 215, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 84.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 31%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.25, -10.32, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.25, 19.4, 122.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.065, 64.552, 52.093)`
Decimal	`13359027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD7B3, 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 #CBD7B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD7B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	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 #CBD7B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd7b3; }
.text { color: #cbd7b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd7b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 215 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd7b3, #b9d7b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBD7B3?: #CBD7B3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD7B3?: The RGB value is 203, 215, 179: 203 red, 215 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD7B3?: The complementary color is #BFB3D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD7B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.