What color is #CBE7C0?

#CBE7C0 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 #CBE7C0?

The RGB value is 203, 231, 192: 203 red, 231 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE7C0?

The complementary color is #DCC0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE7C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE7C0 color

#CBE7C0 rgb(203, 231, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE7C0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 90.6% green and 75.3% blue (203, 231, 192).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 45% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#CBE7C0 color codes

HEX	`#CBE7C0`
RGB	`rgb(203, 231, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 90.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 45%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.76, -16.25, 15.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.76, 22.77, 135.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.717, 73.653, 60.771)`
Decimal	`13363136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE7C0, 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 #CBE7C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE7C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	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 #CBE7C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe7c0; }
.text { color: #cbe7c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe7c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 231 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe7c0, #c0e7c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CBE7C0?: #CBE7C0 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 #CBE7C0?: The RGB value is 203, 231, 192: 203 red, 231 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE7C0?: The complementary color is #DCC0E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE7C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.