What color is #CBEADE?

#CBEADE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBEADE?

The RGB value is 203, 234, 222: 203 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBEADE?

The complementary color is #EACBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBEADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBEADE color

#CBEADE rgb(203, 234, 222)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 91.8% green and 87.1% blue (203, 234, 222).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Minty Fresh (#D2F2E7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

#CBEADE color codes

HEX	`#CBEADE`
RGB	`rgb(203, 234, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 91.8%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 42%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 13%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.24, -12.41, 2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.24, 12.64, 169)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.233, 76.815, 80.378)`
Decimal	`13363934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBEADE, 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 #CBEADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBEADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	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 #CBEADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbeade; }
.text { color: #cbeade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbeade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 234 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbeade, #cbe7ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBEADE?: #CBEADE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBEADE?: The RGB value is 203, 234, 222: 203 red, 234 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBEADE?: The complementary color is #EACBD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBEADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.