What color is #CBD8BF?

#CBD8BF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD8BF?

The RGB value is 203, 216, 191: 203 red, 216 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD8BF?

The complementary color is #CCBFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD8BF color

#CBD8BF rgb(203, 216, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBD8BF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 84.7% green and 74.9% blue (203, 216, 191).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 24% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#CBD8BF color codes

HEX	`#CBD8BF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 216, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 84.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 24%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.78, -8.86, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.78, 14, 129.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.587, 65.57, 58.85)`
Decimal	`13359295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD8BF, 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 #CBD8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #CBD8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd8bf; }
.text { color: #cbd8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 216 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd8bf, #bfd8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBD8BF?: #CBD8BF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD8BF?: The RGB value is 203, 216, 191: 203 red, 216 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD8BF?: The complementary color is #CCBFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.