What color is #CBD7D6?

#CBD7D6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD7D6?

The RGB value is 203, 215, 214: 203 red, 215 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD7D6?

The complementary color is #D7CBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD7D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD7D6 color

#CBD7D6 rgb(203, 215, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD7D6 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 84.3% green and 83.9% blue (203, 215, 214).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 13% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#CBD7D6 color codes

HEX	`#CBD7D6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 215, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 84.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 13%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 6%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.07, -4.22, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.07, 4.32, 192.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.064, 66.152, 73.157)`
Decimal	`13359062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD7D6, 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 #CBD7D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD7D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	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 #CBD7D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd7d6; }
.text { color: #cbd7d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd7d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 215 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd7d6, #cbd2d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBD7D6?: #CBD7D6 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD7D6?: The RGB value is 203, 215, 214: 203 red, 215 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD7D6?: The complementary color is #D7CBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD7D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.