What color is #CBDDDE?

#CBDDDE 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 #CBDDDE?

The RGB value is 203, 221, 222: 203 red, 221 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDDDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBDDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDDDE color

#CBDDDE rgb(203, 221, 222)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 86.7% green and 87.1% blue (203, 221, 222).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% 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 14.94:1).

#CBDDDE color codes

HEX	`#CBDDDE`
RGB	`rgb(203, 221, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 86.7%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.84, -5.8, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.84, 6.33, 203.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.667, 69.682, 79.189)`
Decimal	`13360606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDDDE, 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 #CBDDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #CBDDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbddde; }
.text { color: #cbddde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbddde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 221 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbddde, #cbd3de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBDDDE?: #CBDDDE 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 #CBDDDE?: The RGB value is 203, 221, 222: 203 red, 221 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDDDE?: The complementary color is #DECCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.