What color is #CBE5F0?

#CBE5F0 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Niagara Falls. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE5F0?

The RGB value is 203, 229, 240: 203 red, 229 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE5F0?

The complementary color is #F0D6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE5F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE5F0 color

#CBE5F0 rgb(203, 229, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBE5F0 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 89.8% green and 94.1% blue (203, 229, 240).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 55% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Niagara Falls (#CBE3EE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#CBE5F0 color codes

HEX	`#CBE5F0`
RGB	`rgb(203, 229, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 89.8%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 55%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 15%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.4, -6.32, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.4, 10.38, 232.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.372, 75.025, 93.3)`
Decimal	`13362672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE5F0, 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 #CBE5F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE5F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	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 #CBE5F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe5f0; }
.text { color: #cbe5f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe5f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 229 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe5f0, #cbd3f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBE5F0?: #CBE5F0 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Niagara Falls. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE5F0?: The RGB value is 203, 229, 240: 203 red, 229 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE5F0?: The complementary color is #F0D6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE5F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.