What color is #CBE9E3?

#CBE9E3 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBE9E3?

The RGB value is 203, 233, 227: 203 red, 233 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBE9E3?

The complementary color is #E9CBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBE9E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBE9E3 color

#CBE9E3 rgb(203, 233, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CBE9E3 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 91.4% green and 89% blue (203, 233, 227).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 41% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#CBE9E3 color codes

HEX	`#CBE9E3`
RGB	`rgb(203, 233, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 91.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 41%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.1, -10.95, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.1, 10.96, 182.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.629, 76.519, 83.865)`
Decimal	`13363683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBE9E3, 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 #CBE9E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBE9E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	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 #CBE9E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbe9e3; }
.text { color: #cbe9e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe9e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 233 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbe9e3, #cbe0e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBE9E3?: #CBE9E3 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBE9E3?: The RGB value is 203, 233, 227: 203 red, 233 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBE9E3?: The complementary color is #E9CBD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBE9E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.3:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.