What color is #CBEFE6?

#CBEFE6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBEFE6?

The RGB value is 203, 239, 230: 203 red, 239 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBEFE6?

The complementary color is #EFCBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBEFE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBEFE6 color

#CBEFE6 rgb(203, 239, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CBEFE6 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 93.7% green and 90.2% blue (203, 239, 230).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 53% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.03:1).

#CBEFE6 color codes

HEX	`#CBEFE6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 239, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 93.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 53%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 15%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.75, -13.38, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.75, 13.39, 178.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.774, 80.141, 86.64)`
Decimal	`13365222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBEFE6, 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 #CBEFE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBEFE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.03:1	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 #CBEFE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbefe6; }
.text { color: #cbefe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbefe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 239 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbefe6, #cbe6ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBEFE6?: #CBEFE6 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBEFE6?: The RGB value is 203, 239, 230: 203 red, 239 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBEFE6?: The complementary color is #EFCBD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBEFE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.