What color is #CBEFE8?

#CBEFE8 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 #CBEFE8?

The RGB value is 203, 239, 232: 203 red, 239 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBEFE8?

The complementary color is #EFCBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBEFE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBEFE8 color

#CBEFE8 rgb(203, 239, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CBEFE8 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 93.7% green and 91% blue (203, 239, 232).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 53% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.05:1).

#CBEFE8 color codes

HEX	`#CBEFE8`
RGB	`rgb(203, 239, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 93.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 53%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 15%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.8, -12.99, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.8, 13, 182.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.057, 80.254, 88.128)`
Decimal	`13365224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBEFE8, 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 #CBEFE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBEFE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.05:1	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 #CBEFE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbefe8; }
.text { color: #cbefe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbefe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 239 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbefe8, #cbe4ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBEFE8?: #CBEFE8 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 #CBEFE8?: The RGB value is 203, 239, 232: 203 red, 239 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBEFE8?: The complementary color is #EFCBD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBEFE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.