What color is #CBDAD5?

#CBDAD5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDAD5?

The RGB value is 203, 218, 213: 203 red, 218 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDAD5?

The complementary color is #DACBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBDAD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDAD5 color

#CBDAD5 rgb(203, 218, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBDAD5 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 85.5% green and 83.5% blue (203, 218, 213).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 17% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#CBDAD5 color codes

HEX	`#CBDAD5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 218, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 85.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 17%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.83, -5.96, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.83, 6.01, 173.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.708, 67.643, 72.743)`
Decimal	`13359829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDAD5, 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 #CBDAD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDAD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #CBDAD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdad5; }
.text { color: #cbdad5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdad5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 218 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdad5, #cbd8da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBDAD5?: #CBDAD5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDAD5?: The RGB value is 203, 218, 213: 203 red, 218 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDAD5?: The complementary color is #DACBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDAD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.