What color is #CBDBD9?

#CBDBD9 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 #CBDBD9?

The RGB value is 203, 219, 217: 203 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDBD9?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBDBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDBD9 color

#CBDBD9 rgb(203, 219, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBDBD9 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 85.9% green and 85.1% blue (203, 219, 217).

Its hue angle is 173°, 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 14.67:1).

#CBDBD9 color codes

HEX	`#CBDBD9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 219, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 85.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.19, -5.72, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.19, 5.79, 188.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.482, 68.369, 75.537)`
Decimal	`13360089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDBD9, 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 #CBDBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #CBDBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdbd9; }
.text { color: #cbdbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 219 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdbd9, #cbd5db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CBDBD9?: #CBDBD9 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 #CBDBD9?: The RGB value is 203, 219, 217: 203 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDBD9?: The complementary color is #DBCBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.