What color is #CBEEE4?

#CBEEE4 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 #CBEEE4?

The RGB value is 203, 238, 228: 203 red, 238 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBEEE4?

The complementary color is #EECBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBEEE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBEEE4 color

#CBEEE4 rgb(203, 238, 228)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBEEE4 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 93.3% green and 89.4% blue (203, 238, 228).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 51% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.89:1).

#CBEEE4 color codes

HEX	`#CBEEE4`
RGB	`rgb(203, 238, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 93.3%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 51%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.44, -13.27, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.44, 13.31, 175.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.203, 79.445, 85.072)`
Decimal	`13364964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBEEE4, 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 #CBEEE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBEEE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.89:1	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 #CBEEE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbeee4; }
.text { color: #cbeee4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbeee4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 238 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbeee4, #cbe7ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBEEE4?: #CBEEE4 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 #CBEEE4?: The RGB value is 203, 238, 228: 203 red, 238 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBEEE4?: The complementary color is #EECBD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBEEE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.