What color is #CBE1C0?

#CBE1C0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE1C0?

The RGB value is 203, 225, 192: 203 red, 225 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE1C0?

The complementary color is #D6C0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE1C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE1C0 color

#CBE1C0 rgb(203, 225, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE1C0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 88.2% green and 75.3% blue (203, 225, 192).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 35% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

#CBE1C0 color codes

HEX	`#CBE1C0`
RGB	`rgb(203, 225, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 88.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 35%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 15%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 15%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.17, -13.25, 13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.17, 19.07, 134.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.067, 70.352, 60.221)`
Decimal	`13361600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE1C0, 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 #CBE1C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE1C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	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 #CBE1C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe1c0; }
.text { color: #cbe1c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe1c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 225 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe1c0, #c0e1c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CBE1C0?: #CBE1C0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE1C0?: The RGB value is 203, 225, 192: 203 red, 225 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE1C0?: The complementary color is #D6C0E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE1C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.