What color is #CBE0C4?

#CBE0C4 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 #CBE0C4?

The RGB value is 203, 224, 196: 203 red, 224 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE0C4?

The complementary color is #D9C4E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE0C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE0C4 color

#CBE0C4 rgb(203, 224, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE0C4 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.8% green and 76.9% blue (203, 224, 196).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 31% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#CBE0C4 color codes

HEX	`#CBE0C4`
RGB	`rgb(203, 224, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 31%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.99, -12.07, 11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.99, 16.58, 136.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.246, 69.993, 62.497)`
Decimal	`13361348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE0C4, 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 #CBE0C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE0C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #CBE0C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe0c4; }
.text { color: #cbe0c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe0c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 224 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe0c4, #c4e0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CBE0C4?: #CBE0C4 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 #CBE0C4?: The RGB value is 203, 224, 196: 203 red, 224 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE0C4?: The complementary color is #D9C4E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE0C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.