What color is #CBDCDF?

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

What is the RGB value of #CBDCDF?

The RGB value is 203, 220, 223: 203 red, 220 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDCDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBDCDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDCDF color

#CBDCDF rgb(203, 220, 223)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 86.3% green and 87.5% blue (203, 220, 223).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 24% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#CBDCDF color codes

HEX	`#CBDCDF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 220, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 86.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.61, -5.09, -3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.61, 6.13, 213.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.538, 69.21, 79.809)`
Decimal	`13360351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDCDF, 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 #CBDCDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDCDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #CBDCDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdcdf; }
.text { color: #cbdcdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdcdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 220 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdcdf, #cbd2df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBDCDF?: #CBDCDF is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDCDF?: The RGB value is 203, 220, 223: 203 red, 220 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDCDF?: The complementary color is #DFCECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDCDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.