What color is #CBEBD6?

#CBEBD6 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 #CBEBD6?

The RGB value is 203, 235, 214: 203 red, 235 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBEBD6?

The complementary color is #EBCBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBEBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBEBD6 color

#CBEBD6 rgb(203, 235, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBEBD6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 92.2% green and 83.9% blue (203, 235, 214).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 44% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.39:1).

#CBEBD6 color codes

HEX	`#CBEBD6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 235, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 92.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 44%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.31, -14.4, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.31, 15.88, 155.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.472, 76.967, 74.959)`
Decimal	`13364182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBEBD6, 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 #CBEBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBEBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.39:1	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 #CBEBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbebd6; }
.text { color: #cbebd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbebd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 235 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbebd6, #cbebe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBEBD6?: #CBEBD6 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 #CBEBD6?: The RGB value is 203, 235, 214: 203 red, 235 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBEBD6?: The complementary color is #EBCBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBEBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.39:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.