What color is #CBDEED?

#CBDEED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Hint of Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDEED?

The RGB value is 203, 222, 237: 203 red, 222 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDEED?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBDEED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDEED color

#CBDEED rgb(203, 222, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBDEED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.1% green and 92.9% blue (203, 222, 237).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Hint of Blue (#CEE1F2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#CBDEED color codes

HEX	`#CBDEED`
RGB	`rgb(203, 222, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.1%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 49%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.51, -3.33, -9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.51, 10.04, 250.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.032, 71.052, 90.34)`
Decimal	`13360877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDEED, 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 #CBDEED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDEED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	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 #CBDEED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdeed; }
.text { color: #cbdeed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdeed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 222 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdeed, #cbcded); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBDEED?: #CBDEED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Hint of Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDEED?: The RGB value is 203, 222, 237: 203 red, 222 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDEED?: The complementary color is #EDDACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDEED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.