What color is #CBD7D5?

#CBD7D5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD7D5?

The RGB value is 203, 215, 213: 203 red, 215 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD7D5?

The complementary color is #D7CBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD7D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD7D5 color

#CBD7D5 rgb(203, 215, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD7D5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 84.3% green and 83.5% blue (203, 215, 213).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 13% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#CBD7D5 color codes

HEX	`#CBD7D5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 215, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 84.3%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 13%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 6%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.05, -4.41, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.05, 4.43, 185.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.937, 66.101, 72.486)`
Decimal	`13359061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD7D5, 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 #CBD7D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD7D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #CBD7D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd7d5; }
.text { color: #cbd7d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd7d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 215 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd7d5, #cbd3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBD7D5?: #CBD7D5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD7D5?: The RGB value is 203, 215, 213: 203 red, 215 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD7D5?: The complementary color is #D7CBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD7D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.