What color is #CBDDDA?

#CBDDDA 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 #CBDDDA?

The RGB value is 203, 221, 218: 203 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDDDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBDDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDDDA color

#CBDDDA rgb(203, 221, 218)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 86.7% green and 85.5% blue (203, 221, 218).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 21% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#CBDDDA color codes

HEX	`#CBDDDA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 221, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 86.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 21%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.74, -6.56, -0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.74, 6.59, 185.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.137, 69.471, 76.399)`
Decimal	`13360602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDDDA, 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 #CBDDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #CBDDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbddda; }
.text { color: #cbddda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbddda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 221 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbddda, #cbd7dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBDDDA?: #CBDDDA 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 #CBDDDA?: The RGB value is 203, 221, 218: 203 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDDDA?: The complementary color is #DDCBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.