What color is #CBE5DA?

#CBE5DA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE5DA?

The RGB value is 203, 229, 218: 203 red, 229 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE5DA?

The complementary color is #E5CBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE5DA color

#CBE5DA rgb(203, 229, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE5DA is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 89.8% green and 85.5% blue (203, 229, 218).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#CBE5DA color codes

HEX	`#CBE5DA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 229, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 89.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.83, -10.64, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.83, 10.92, 167.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.3, 73.796, 77.12)`
Decimal	`13362650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE5DA, 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 #CBE5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #CBE5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe5da; }
.text { color: #cbe5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 229 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe5da, #cbe3e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBE5DA?: #CBE5DA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE5DA?: The RGB value is 203, 229, 218: 203 red, 229 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE5DA?: The complementary color is #E5CBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.