What color is #CBDDD2?

#CBDDD2 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDDD2?

The RGB value is 203, 221, 210: 203 red, 221 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDDD2?

The complementary color is #DDCBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBDDD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDDD2 color

#CBDDD2 rgb(203, 221, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBDDD2 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 86.7% green and 82.4% blue (203, 221, 210).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 21% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#CBDDD2 color codes

HEX	`#CBDDD2`
RGB	`rgb(203, 221, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 86.7%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 21%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.53, -8.06, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.53, 8.72, 157.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.116, 69.062, 71.018)`
Decimal	`13360594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDDD2, 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 #CBDDD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDDD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	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 #CBDDD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbddd2; }
.text { color: #cbddd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbddd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 221 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbddd2, #cbdddb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBDDD2?: #CBDDD2 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDDD2?: The RGB value is 203, 221, 210: 203 red, 221 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDDD2?: The complementary color is #DDCBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDDD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.