What color is #CBDEC9?

#CBDEC9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDEC9?

The RGB value is 203, 222, 201: 203 red, 222 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDEC9?

The complementary color is #DCC9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBDEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDEC9 color

#CBDEC9 rgb(203, 222, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBDEC9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.1% green and 78.8% blue (203, 222, 201).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#CBDEC9 color codes

HEX	`#CBDEC9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 222, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.58, -10.19, 8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.58, 13.04, 141.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.29, 69.156, 65.366)`
Decimal	`13360841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDEC9, 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 #CBDEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #CBDEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdec9; }
.text { color: #cbdec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 222 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdec9, #c9ded2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBDEC9?: #CBDEC9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDEC9?: The RGB value is 203, 222, 201: 203 red, 222 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDEC9?: The complementary color is #DCC9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.