What color is #CBDBD8?

#CBDBD8 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDBD8?

The RGB value is 203, 219, 216: 203 red, 219 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDBD8?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBDBD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDBD8 color

#CBDBD8 rgb(203, 219, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBDBD8 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 85.9% green and 84.7% blue (203, 219, 216).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#CBDBD8 color codes

HEX	`#CBDBD8`
RGB	`rgb(203, 219, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 85.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.16, -5.91, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.16, 5.92, 183.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.352, 68.317, 74.854)`
Decimal	`13360088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDBD8, 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 #CBDBD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDBD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #CBDBD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdbd8; }
.text { color: #cbdbd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdbd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 219 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdbd8, #cbd6db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CBDBD8?: #CBDBD8 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDBD8?: The RGB value is 203, 219, 216: 203 red, 219 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDBD8?: The complementary color is #DBCBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDBD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.