What color is #CBE0D7?

#CBE0D7 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE0D7?

The RGB value is 203, 224, 215: 203 red, 224 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE0D7?

The complementary color is #E0CBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE0D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE0D7 color

#CBE0D7 rgb(203, 224, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE0D7 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.8% green and 84.3% blue (203, 224, 215).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 25% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#CBE0D7 color codes

HEX	`#CBE0D7`
RGB	`rgb(203, 224, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 25%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.44, -8.66, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.44, 8.9, 166.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.547, 70.913, 74.616)`
Decimal	`13361367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE0D7, 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 #CBE0D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE0D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #CBE0D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe0d7; }
.text { color: #cbe0d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe0d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 224 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe0d7, #cbdee0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBE0D7?: #CBE0D7 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE0D7?: The RGB value is 203, 224, 215: 203 red, 224 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE0D7?: The complementary color is #E0CBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE0D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.