What color is #CBEDAF?

#CBEDAF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBEDAF?

The RGB value is 203, 237, 175: 203 red, 237 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBEDAF?

The complementary color is #D1AFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBEDAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBEDAF color

#CBEDAF rgb(203, 237, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBEDAF is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 92.9% green and 68.6% blue (203, 237, 175).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 63% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Pea (#BEE7A5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#CBEDAF color codes

HEX	`#CBEDAF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 237, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 92.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 63%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 26%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 26%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.03, -21.87, 26.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.03, 34.35, 129.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.649, 76.359, 51.987)`
Decimal	`13364655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBEDAF, 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 #CBEDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBEDAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	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 #CBEDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbedaf; }
.text { color: #cbedaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbedaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 237 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbedaf, #afedb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CBEDAF?: #CBEDAF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Pea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBEDAF?: The RGB value is 203, 237, 175: 203 red, 237 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBEDAF?: The complementary color is #D1AFED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBEDAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.