What color is #CBE0D5?

#CBE0D5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE0D5?

The RGB value is 203, 224, 213: 203 red, 224 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE0D5?

The complementary color is #E0CBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE0D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE0D5 color

#CBE0D5 rgb(203, 224, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE0D5 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.8% green and 83.5% blue (203, 224, 213).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 25% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#CBE0D5 color codes

HEX	`#CBE0D5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 224, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 25%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.39, -9.04, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.39, 9.52, 161.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.292, 70.811, 73.271)`
Decimal	`13361365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE0D5, 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 #CBE0D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE0D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	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 #CBE0D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe0d5; }
.text { color: #cbe0d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe0d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 224 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe0d5, #cbe0e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBE0D5?: #CBE0D5 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE0D5?: The RGB value is 203, 224, 213: 203 red, 224 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE0D5?: The complementary color is #E0CBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE0D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.