What color is #CBDEA4?

#CBDEA4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDEA4?

The RGB value is 203, 222, 164: 203 red, 222 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDEA4?

The complementary color is #B7A4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBDEA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDEA4 color

#CBDEA4 rgb(203, 222, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBDEA4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.1% green and 64.3% blue (203, 222, 164).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 47% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#CBDEA4 color codes

HEX	`#CBDEA4`
RGB	`rgb(203, 222, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 47%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 26%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 26%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.82, -16.11, 26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.82, 30.94, 121.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.45, 67.619, 45.14)`
Decimal	`13360804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDEA4, 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 #CBDEA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDEA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	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 #CBDEA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdea4; }
.text { color: #cbdea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 222 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdea4, #aedea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CBDEA4?: #CBDEA4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDEA4?: The RGB value is 203, 222, 164: 203 red, 222 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDEA4?: The complementary color is #B7A4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDEA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.