What color is #CBE0EB?

#CBE0EB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color King of Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE0EB?

The RGB value is 203, 224, 235: 203 red, 224 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE0EB?

The complementary color is #EBD6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE0EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE0EB color

#CBE0EB rgb(203, 224, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBE0EB is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.8% green and 92.2% blue (203, 224, 235).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 44% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is King of Waves (#C6DCE7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.4:1).

#CBE0EB color codes

HEX	`#CBE0EB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 224, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 44%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.97, -4.77, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.97, 9.08, 238.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.276, 72.005, 88.988)`
Decimal	`13361387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE0EB, 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 #CBE0EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE0EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.4:1	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 #CBE0EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe0eb; }
.text { color: #cbe0eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe0eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 224 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe0eb, #cbd0eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBE0EB?: #CBE0EB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color King of Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE0EB?: The RGB value is 203, 224, 235: 203 red, 224 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE0EB?: The complementary color is #EBD6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE0EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.