What color is #CBEEDD?

#CBEEDD is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBEEDD?

The RGB value is 203, 238, 221: 203 red, 238 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBEEDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBEEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBEEDD color

#CBEEDD rgb(203, 238, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBEEDD is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 93.3% green and 86.7% blue (203, 238, 221).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 51% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#CBEEDD color codes

HEX	`#CBEEDD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 238, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 93.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 51%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.26, -14.6, 4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.26, 15.26, 163.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.251, 79.064, 80.058)`
Decimal	`13364957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBEEDD, 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 #CBEEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBEEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #CBEEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbeedd; }
.text { color: #cbeedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbeedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 238 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbeedd, #cbeeee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CBEEDD?: #CBEEDD is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBEEDD?: The RGB value is 203, 238, 221: 203 red, 238 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBEEDD?: The complementary color is #EECBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBEEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.