What color is #CBE0D9?

#CBE0D9 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 #CBE0D9?

The RGB value is 203, 224, 217: 203 red, 224 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE0D9?

The complementary color is #E0CBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE0D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE0D9 color

#CBE0D9 rgb(203, 224, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE0D9 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.8% green and 85.1% blue (203, 224, 217).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 25% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

#CBE0D9 color codes

HEX	`#CBE0D9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 224, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.8%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 25%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.49, -8.29, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.49, 8.35, 172.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.806, 71.017, 75.978)`
Decimal	`13361369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE0D9, 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 #CBE0D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE0D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	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 #CBE0D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe0d9; }
.text { color: #cbe0d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe0d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 224 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe0d9, #cbdce0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBE0D9?: #CBE0D9 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 #CBE0D9?: The RGB value is 203, 224, 217: 203 red, 224 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE0D9?: The complementary color is #E0CBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE0D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.