What color is #CBE595?

#CBE595 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE595?

The RGB value is 203, 229, 149: 203 red, 229 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE595?

The complementary color is #AF95E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE595?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE595 color

#CBE595 rgb(203, 229, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE595 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 89.8% green and 58.4% blue (203, 229, 149).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 61% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#CBE595 color codes

HEX	`#CBE595`
RGB	`rgb(203, 229, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 89.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 61%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 35%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 35%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.44, -21.58, 36.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.44, 42.18, 120.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.072, 70.905, 39.055)`
Decimal	`13362581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE595, 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 #CBE595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #CBE595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe595; }
.text { color: #cbe595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 229 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe595, #a3e595); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CBE595?: #CBE595 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE595?: The RGB value is 203, 229, 149: 203 red, 229 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE595?: The complementary color is #AF95E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE595?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.