What color is #CBD8AC?

#CBD8AC 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 #CBD8AC?

The RGB value is 203, 216, 172: 203 red, 216 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD8AC?

The complementary color is #B9ACD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD8AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD8AC color

#CBD8AC rgb(203, 216, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBD8AC is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 84.7% green and 67.5% blue (203, 216, 172).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 36% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#CBD8AC color codes

HEX	`#CBD8AC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 216, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 84.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 36%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.37, -11.91, 20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.37, 23.51, 120.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.63, 64.787, 48.543)`
Decimal	`13359276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD8AC, 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 #CBD8AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD8AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #CBD8AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd8ac; }
.text { color: #cbd8ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd8ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 216 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd8ac, #b5d8ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CBD8AC?: #CBD8AC 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 #CBD8AC?: The RGB value is 203, 216, 172: 203 red, 216 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD8AC?: The complementary color is #B9ACD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD8AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.