What color is #CBE2E9?

#CBE2E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Northwind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE2E9?

The RGB value is 203, 226, 233: 203 red, 226 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE2E9?

The complementary color is #E9D2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE2E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE2E9 color

#CBE2E9 rgb(203, 226, 233)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CBE2E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 88.6% green and 91.4% blue (203, 226, 233).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 41% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Northwind (#CEE5E9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#CBE2E9 color codes

HEX	`#CBE2E9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 226, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 88.6%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 41%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.43, -6.2, -5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.43, 8.63, 224.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.529, 72.971, 87.655)`
Decimal	`13361897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE2E9, 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 #CBE2E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE2E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #CBE2E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe2e9; }
.text { color: #cbe2e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe2e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 226 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe2e9, #cbd3e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBE2E9?: #CBE2E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Northwind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE2E9?: The RGB value is 203, 226, 233: 203 red, 226 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE2E9?: The complementary color is #E9D2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE2E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.