What color is #CBDFC6?

#CBDFC6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDFC6?

The RGB value is 203, 223, 198: 203 red, 223 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDFC6?

The complementary color is #DAC6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBDFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDFC6 color

#CBDFC6 rgb(203, 223, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBDFC6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.5% green and 77.6% blue (203, 223, 198).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 28% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#CBDFC6 color codes

HEX	`#CBDFC6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 223, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 28%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.77, -11.22, 10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.77, 15.03, 138.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.207, 69.548, 63.615)`
Decimal	`13361094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDFC6, 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 #CBDFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	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 #CBDFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdfc6; }
.text { color: #cbdfc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdfc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 223 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdfc6, #c6dfce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBDFC6?: #CBDFC6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDFC6?: The RGB value is 203, 223, 198: 203 red, 223 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDFC6?: The complementary color is #DAC6DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.