What color is #CBE8E6?

#CBE8E6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE8E6?

The RGB value is 203, 232, 230: 203 red, 232 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE8E6?

The complementary color is #E8CBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE8E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE8E6 color

#CBE8E6 rgb(203, 232, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CBE8E6 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 91% green and 90.2% blue (203, 232, 230).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 39% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Mist (#CAE8E8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#CBE8E6 color codes

HEX	`#CBE8E6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 232, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 91%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.92, -9.86, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.92, 10.11, 192.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.765, 76.121, 85.97)`
Decimal	`13363430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE8E6, 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 #CBE8E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE8E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #CBE8E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe8e6; }
.text { color: #cbe8e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe8e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 232 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe8e6, #cbdce8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBE8E6?: #CBE8E6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE8E6?: The RGB value is 203, 232, 230: 203 red, 232 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE8E6?: The complementary color is #E8CBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE8E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.