What color is #CBEFFA?

#CBEFFA is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBEFFA?

The RGB value is 203, 239, 250: 203 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBEFFA?

The complementary color is #FAD6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBEFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBEFFA color

#CBEFFA rgb(203, 239, 250)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CBEFFA is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 93.7% green and 98% blue (203, 239, 250).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 82% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#CBEFFA color codes

HEX	`#CBEFFA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 239, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 93.7%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 82%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 19%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.28, -9.35, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.28, 13.11, 224.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.746, 81.329, 102.289)`
Decimal	`13365242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBEFFA, 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 #CBEFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBEFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #CBEFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbeffa; }
.text { color: #cbeffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbeffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 239 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbeffa, #cbd8fa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBEFFA?: #CBEFFA is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBEFFA?: The RGB value is 203, 239, 250: 203 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBEFFA?: The complementary color is #FAD6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBEFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.