What color is #CBE3E2?

#CBE3E2 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE3E2?

The RGB value is 203, 227, 226: 203 red, 227 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE3E2?

The complementary color is #E3CBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE3E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE3E2 color

#CBE3E2 rgb(203, 227, 226)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CBE3E2 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 89% green and 88.6% blue (203, 227, 226).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 30% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Peek-a-Blue (#C5E1E1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#CBE3E2 color codes

HEX	`#CBE3E2`
RGB	`rgb(203, 227, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 89%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 30%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.51, -8.1, -2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.51, 8.39, 195.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.822, 73.124, 82.583)`
Decimal	`13362146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE3E2, 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 #CBE3E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE3E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	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 #CBE3E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe3e2; }
.text { color: #cbe3e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe3e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 227 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe3e2, #cbd8e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBE3E2?: #CBE3E2 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE3E2?: The RGB value is 203, 227, 226: 203 red, 227 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE3E2?: The complementary color is #E3CBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE3E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.