What color is #CBD7C9?

#CBD7C9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD7C9?

The RGB value is 203, 215, 201: 203 red, 215 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD7C9?

The complementary color is #D5C9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD7C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD7C9 color

#CBD7C9 rgb(203, 215, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD7C9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 84.3% green and 78.8% blue (203, 215, 201).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 15% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#CBD7C9 color codes

HEX	`#CBD7C9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 215, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 84.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 15%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.75, -6.61, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.75, 8.6, 140.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.47, 65.514, 64.759)`
Decimal	`13359049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD7C9, 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 #CBD7C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD7C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #CBD7C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd7c9; }
.text { color: #cbd7c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd7c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 215 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd7c9, #c9d7ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBD7C9?: #CBD7C9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD7C9?: The RGB value is 203, 215, 201: 203 red, 215 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD7C9?: The complementary color is #D5C9D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD7C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.