What color is #CBDACA?

#CBDACA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDACA?

The RGB value is 203, 218, 202: 203 red, 218 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDACA?

The complementary color is #D9CADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBDACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDACA color

#CBDACA rgb(203, 218, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBDACA is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 85.5% green and 79.2% blue (203, 218, 202).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#CBDACA color codes

HEX	`#CBDACA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 218, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 85.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.56, -7.97, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.56, 10.06, 142.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.359, 67.103, 65.638)`
Decimal	`13359818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDACA, 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 #CBDACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #CBDACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdaca; }
.text { color: #cbdaca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdaca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 218 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdaca, #cadad1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBDACA?: #CBDACA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDACA?: The RGB value is 203, 218, 202: 203 red, 218 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDACA?: The complementary color is #D9CADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.