What color is #CBE4BB?

#CBE4BB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE4BB?

The RGB value is 203, 228, 187: 203 red, 228 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE4BB?

The complementary color is #D4BBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE4BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE4BB color

#CBE4BB rgb(203, 228, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE4BB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 89.4% green and 73.3% blue (203, 228, 187).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 43% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#CBE4BB color codes

HEX	`#CBE4BB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 228, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 89.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 43%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 18%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.86, -15.58, 17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.86, 23.27, 132.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.34, 71.771, 57.626)`
Decimal	`13362363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE4BB, 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 #CBE4BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE4BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #CBE4BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe4bb; }
.text { color: #cbe4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe4bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 228 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe4bb, #bbe4c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CBE4BB?: #CBE4BB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE4BB?: The RGB value is 203, 228, 187: 203 red, 228 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE4BB?: The complementary color is #D4BBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE4BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.