What color is #CBE3CA?

#CBE3CA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE3CA?

The RGB value is 203, 227, 202: 203 red, 227 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE3CA?

The complementary color is #E2CAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE3CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE3CA color

#CBE3CA rgb(203, 227, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE3CA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 89% green and 79.2% blue (203, 227, 202).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 31% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#CBE3CA color codes

HEX	`#CBE3CA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 227, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 89%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 31%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.92, -12.54, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.92, 15.76, 142.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.756, 71.898, 66.437)`
Decimal	`13362122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE3CA, 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 #CBE3CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE3CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #CBE3CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe3ca; }
.text { color: #cbe3ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe3ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 227 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe3ca, #cae3d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBE3CA?: #CBE3CA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE3CA?: The RGB value is 203, 227, 202: 203 red, 227 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE3CA?: The complementary color is #E2CAE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE3CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.