What color is #CBD8D8?

#CBD8D8 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD8D8?

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

What is the complementary color of #CBD8D8?

The complementary color is #D8CBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD8D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD8D8 color

#CBD8D8 rgb(203, 216, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBD8D8 is a very light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 14% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#CBD8D8 color codes

HEX	`#CBD8D8`
RGB	`rgb(203, 216, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 84.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 14%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.39, -4.36, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.39, 4.62, 199.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.577, 66.765, 74.595)`
Decimal	`13359320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD8D8, 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 #CBD8D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD8D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #CBD8D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd8d8; }
.text { color: #cbd8d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd8d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 216 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd8d8, #cbd2d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBD8D8?: #CBD8D8 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD8D8?: The RGB value is 203, 216, 216: 203 red, 216 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD8D8?: The complementary color is #D8CBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD8D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.