What color is #CBE1D6?

#CBE1D6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE1D6?

The RGB value is 203, 225, 214: 203 red, 225 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE1D6?

The complementary color is #E1CBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE1D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE1D6 color

#CBE1D6 rgb(203, 225, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE1D6 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 88.2% green and 83.9% blue (203, 225, 214).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 27% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#CBE1D6 color codes

HEX	`#CBE1D6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 225, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 88.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 27%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.68, -9.36, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.68, 9.8, 162.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.689, 71.401, 74.032)`
Decimal	`13361622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE1D6, 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 #CBE1D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE1D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	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 #CBE1D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe1d6; }
.text { color: #cbe1d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe1d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 225 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe1d6, #cbe1e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBE1D6?: #CBE1D6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE1D6?: The RGB value is 203, 225, 214: 203 red, 225 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE1D6?: The complementary color is #E1CBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE1D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.