What color is #CBE7C9?

#CBE7C9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE7C9?

The RGB value is 203, 231, 201: 203 red, 231 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE7C9?

The complementary color is #E5C9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE7C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE7C9 color

#CBE7C9 rgb(203, 231, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE7C9 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 90.6% green and 78.8% blue (203, 231, 201).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 38% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sugar Mint (#C0E2C5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#CBE7C9 color codes

HEX	`#CBE7C9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 231, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 90.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.95, -14.72, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.95, 18.7, 141.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.745, 74.064, 66.185)`
Decimal	`13363145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE7C9, 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 #CBE7C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE7C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #CBE7C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe7c9; }
.text { color: #cbe7c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe7c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 231 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe7c9, #c9e7d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CBE7C9?: #CBE7C9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sugar Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE7C9?: The RGB value is 203, 231, 201: 203 red, 231 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE7C9?: The complementary color is #E5C9E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE7C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.