What color is #CBDFDA?

#CBDFDA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDFDA?

The RGB value is 203, 223, 218: 203 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDFDA?

The complementary color is #DFCBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBDFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDFDA color

#CBDFDA rgb(203, 223, 218)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.5% green and 85.5% blue (203, 223, 218).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 24% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#CBDFDA color codes

HEX	`#CBDFDA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 223, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.26, -7.59, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.26, 7.59, 178.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.668, 70.533, 76.576)`
Decimal	`13361114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDFDA, 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 #CBDFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	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 #CBDFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdfda; }
.text { color: #cbdfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 223 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdfda, #cbdadf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBDFDA?: #CBDFDA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDFDA?: The RGB value is 203, 223, 218: 203 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDFDA?: The complementary color is #DFCBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.