What color is #CBE4CB?

#CBE4CB 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 #CBE4CB?

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

What is the complementary color of #CBE4CB?

The complementary color is #E4CBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE4CB color

#CBE4CB rgb(203, 228, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE4CB is a very light, desaturated green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 32% saturation and 85% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#CBE4CB color codes

HEX	`#CBE4CB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 228, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 89.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.21, -12.87, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.21, 15.95, 143.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.149, 72.494, 67.154)`
Decimal	`13362379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE4CB, 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 #CBE4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #CBE4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe4cb; }
.text { color: #cbe4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 228 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe4cb, #cbe4d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBE4CB?: #CBE4CB 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 #CBE4CB?: The RGB value is 203, 228, 203: 203 red, 228 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE4CB?: The complementary color is #E4CBE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.