What color is #CBDEBD?

#CBDEBD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDEBD?

The RGB value is 203, 222, 189: 203 red, 222 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDEBD?

The complementary color is #D0BDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBDEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDEBD color

#CBDEBD rgb(203, 222, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBDEBD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.1% green and 74.1% blue (203, 222, 189).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#CBDEBD color codes

HEX	`#CBDEBD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 222, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.31, -12.24, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.31, 18.65, 131.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.934, 68.613, 58.22)`
Decimal	`13360829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDEBD, 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 #CBDEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	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 #CBDEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdebd; }
.text { color: #cbdebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 222 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdebd, #bddec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CBDEBD?: #CBDEBD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDEBD?: The RGB value is 203, 222, 189: 203 red, 222 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDEBD?: The complementary color is #D0BDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.