What color is #CBE9D1?

#CBE9D1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE9D1?

The RGB value is 203, 233, 209: 203 red, 233 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE9D1?

The complementary color is #E9CBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE9D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE9D1 color

#CBE9D1 rgb(203, 233, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBE9D1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 91.4% green and 82% blue (203, 233, 209).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 41% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.12:1).

#CBE9D1 color codes

HEX	`#CBE9D1`
RGB	`rgb(203, 233, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 91.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 41%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.66, -14.31, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.66, 16.58, 149.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.274, 75.577, 71.458)`
Decimal	`13363665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE9D1, 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 #CBE9D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE9D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.12:1	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 #CBE9D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe9d1; }
.text { color: #cbe9d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe9d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 233 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe9d1, #cbe9e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBE9D1?: #CBE9D1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE9D1?: The RGB value is 203, 233, 209: 203 red, 233 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE9D1?: The complementary color is #E9CBE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE9D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.