What color is #CBDCDD?

#CBDCDD is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDCDD?

The RGB value is 203, 220, 221: 203 red, 220 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDCDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBDCDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDCDD color

#CBDCDD rgb(203, 220, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBDCDD is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 86.3% green and 86.7% blue (203, 220, 221).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 21% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#CBDCDD color codes

HEX	`#CBDCDD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 220, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 86.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 21%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.55, -5.47, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.55, 5.99, 204.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.27, 69.102, 78.397)`
Decimal	`13360349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDCDD, 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 #CBDCDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDCDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #CBDCDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdcdd; }
.text { color: #cbdcdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdcdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 220 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdcdd, #cbd3dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CBDCDD?: #CBDCDD is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDCDD?: The RGB value is 203, 220, 221: 203 red, 220 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDCDD?: The complementary color is #DDCCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDCDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.