What color is #CBE0E3?

#CBE0E3 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE0E3?

The RGB value is 203, 224, 227: 203 red, 224 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE0E3?

The complementary color is #E3CECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE0E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE0E3 color

#CBE0E3 rgb(203, 224, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CBE0E3 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.8% green and 89% blue (203, 224, 227).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Melting Point (#CBE1E4), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#CBE0E3 color codes

HEX	`#CBE0E3`
RGB	`rgb(203, 224, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.8%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.75, -6.36, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.75, 7.43, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.146, 71.553, 83.037)`
Decimal	`13361379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE0E3, 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 #CBE0E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE0E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #CBE0E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe0e3; }
.text { color: #cbe0e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe0e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 224 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe0e3, #cbd4e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBE0E3?: #CBE0E3 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE0E3?: The RGB value is 203, 224, 227: 203 red, 224 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE0E3?: The complementary color is #E3CECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE0E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.