What color is #CBDFDB?

#CBDFDB is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDFDB?

The RGB value is 203, 223, 219: 203 red, 223 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDFDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBDFDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDFDB color

#CBDFDB rgb(203, 223, 219)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.5% green and 85.9% blue (203, 223, 219).

Its hue angle is 168°, 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 Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#CBDFDB color codes

HEX	`#CBDFDB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 223, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.28, -7.4, -0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.28, 7.41, 182.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.8, 70.585, 77.267)`
Decimal	`13361115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDFDB, 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 #CBDFDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDFDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #CBDFDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbdfdb; }
.text { color: #cbdfdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbdfdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 223 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbdfdb, #cbd9df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBDFDB?: #CBDFDB is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDFDB?: The RGB value is 203, 223, 219: 203 red, 223 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDFDB?: The complementary color is #DFCBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDFDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.