What color is #CBE3F8?

#CBE3F8 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Salty Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE3F8?

The RGB value is 203, 227, 248: 203 red, 227 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE3F8?

The complementary color is #F8E0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE3F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE3F8 color

#CBE3F8 rgb(203, 227, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBE3F8 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 89% green and 97.3% blue (203, 227, 248).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 76% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Salty Ice (#CCE2F3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#CBE3F8 color codes

HEX	`#CBE3F8`
RGB	`rgb(203, 227, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 89%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 76%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 18%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 8%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.12, -3.63, -12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.12, 13.36, 254.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.037, 74.41, 99.514)`
Decimal	`13362168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE3F8, 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 #CBE3F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE3F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	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 #CBE3F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe3f8; }
.text { color: #cbe3f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe3f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 227 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe3f8, #cbccf8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBE3F8?: #CBE3F8 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Salty Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE3F8?: The RGB value is 203, 227, 248: 203 red, 227 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE3F8?: The complementary color is #F8E0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE3F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.