What color is #CBE6DC?

#CBE6DC 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 #CBE6DC?

The RGB value is 203, 230, 220: 203 red, 230 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE6DC?

The complementary color is #E6CBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE6DC color

#CBE6DC rgb(203, 230, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE6DC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 90.2% green and 86.3% blue (203, 230, 220).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#CBE6DC color codes

HEX	`#CBE6DC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 230, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 90.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.14, -10.77, 1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.14, 10.93, 170.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.841, 74.456, 78.599)`
Decimal	`13362908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE6DC, 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 #CBE6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	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 #CBE6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe6dc; }
.text { color: #cbe6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 230 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe6dc, #cbe3e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBE6DC?: #CBE6DC 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 #CBE6DC?: The RGB value is 203, 230, 220: 203 red, 230 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE6DC?: The complementary color is #E6CBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.