What color is #CBDCD9?

#CBDCD9 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDCD9?

The RGB value is 203, 220, 217: 203 red, 220 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDCD9?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBDCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDCD9 color

#CBDCD9 rgb(203, 220, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CBDCD9 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 86.3% green and 85.1% blue (203, 220, 217).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#CBDCD9 color codes

HEX	`#CBDCD9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 220, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 86.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.45, -6.24, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.45, 6.26, 184.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.744, 68.892, 75.624)`
Decimal	`13360345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDCD9, 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 #CBDCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #CBDCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdcd9; }
.text { color: #cbdcd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdcd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 220 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdcd9, #cbd6dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CBDCD9?: #CBDCD9 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDCD9?: The RGB value is 203, 220, 217: 203 red, 220 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDCD9?: The complementary color is #DCCBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.