What color is #CBDB93?

#CBDB93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDB93?

The RGB value is 203, 219, 147: 203 red, 219 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDB93?

The complementary color is #A393DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBDB93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDB93 color

#CBDB93 rgb(203, 219, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBDB93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 85.9% green and 57.6% blue (203, 219, 147).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#CBDB93 color codes

HEX	`#CBDB93`
RGB	`rgb(203, 219, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 85.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 33%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 33%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.72, -16.93, 33.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.72, 37.7, 116.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.226, 65.466, 37.325)`
Decimal	`13360019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDB93, 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 #CBDB93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDB93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #CBDB93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdb93; }
.text { color: #cbdb93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdb93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 219 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdb93, #a7db93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CBDB93?: #CBDB93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDB93?: The RGB value is 203, 219, 147: 203 red, 219 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDB93?: The complementary color is #A393DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDB93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.