What color is #CBECF5?

#CBECF5 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBECF5?

The RGB value is 203, 236, 245: 203 red, 236 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBECF5?

The complementary color is #F5D4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBECF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBECF5 color

#CBECF5 rgb(203, 236, 245)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CBECF5 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 92.5% green and 96.1% blue (203, 236, 245).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 68% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.86:1).

#CBECF5 color codes

HEX	`#CBECF5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 236, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 92.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 68%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 17%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.36, -8.87, -7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.36, 11.91, 221.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.101, 79.278, 97.925)`
Decimal	`13364469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBECF5, 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 #CBECF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBECF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.86:1	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 #CBECF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbecf5; }
.text { color: #cbecf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbecf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 236 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbecf5, #cbd7f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBECF5?: #CBECF5 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBECF5?: The RGB value is 203, 236, 245: 203 red, 236 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBECF5?: The complementary color is #F5D4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBECF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.