What color is #CBEFFF?

#CBEFFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBEFFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #CBEFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBEFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBEFFF color

#CBEFFF rgb(203, 239, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBEFFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 93.7% green and 100% blue (203, 239, 255).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#CBEFFF color codes

HEX	`#CBEFFF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 239, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 93.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.42, -8.3, -11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.42, 14.25, 234.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.54, 81.647, 106.473)`
Decimal	`13365247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBEFFF, 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 #CBEFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBEFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #CBEFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbefff; }
.text { color: #cbefff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbefff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 239 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbefff, #cbd5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBEFFF?: #CBEFFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBEFFF?: The RGB value is 203, 239, 255: 203 red, 239 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBEFFF?: The complementary color is #FFDBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBEFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.