What color is #CBE5BF?

#CBE5BF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE5BF?

The RGB value is 203, 229, 191: 203 red, 229 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE5BF?

The complementary color is #D9BFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE5BF?

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.

#CBE5BF color

#CBE5BF rgb(203, 229, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE5BF is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 89.8% green and 74.9% blue (203, 229, 191).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 42% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CBE5BF color codes

HEX	`#CBE5BF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 229, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 89.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 42%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.21, -15.42, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.21, 22, 134.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.05, 72.496, 60.004)`
Decimal	`13362623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE5BF, 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 #CBE5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE5BF 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 #CBE5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe5bf; }
.text { color: #cbe5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 229 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe5bf, #bfe5c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CBE5BF?: #CBE5BF is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE5BF?: The RGB value is 203, 229, 191: 203 red, 229 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE5BF?: The complementary color is #D9BFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE5BF?: 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.