What color is #CBE9C8?

#CBE9C8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE9C8?

The RGB value is 203, 233, 200: 203 red, 233 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE9C8?

The complementary color is #E6C8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE9C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE9C8 color

#CBE9C8 rgb(203, 233, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE9C8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 91.4% green and 78.4% blue (203, 233, 200).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 43% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#CBE9C8 color codes

HEX	`#CBE9C8`
RGB	`rgb(203, 233, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 91.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 43%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.46, -15.89, 12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.46, 20.39, 141.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.191, 75.143, 65.755)`
Decimal	`13363656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE9C8, 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 #CBE9C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE9C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #CBE9C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe9c8; }
.text { color: #cbe9c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe9c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 233 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe9c8, #c8e9d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CBE9C8?: #CBE9C8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE9C8?: The RGB value is 203, 233, 200: 203 red, 233 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE9C8?: The complementary color is #E6C8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE9C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.