What color is #CBFBDD?

#CBFBDD is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mystery Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBFBDD?

The RGB value is 203, 251, 221: 203 red, 251 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBFBDD?

The complementary color is #FBCBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBFBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBFBDD color

#CBFBDD rgb(203, 251, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBFBDD is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 98.4% green and 86.7% blue (203, 251, 221).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 86% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Mystery Mint (#BBEFD3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

#CBFBDD color codes

HEX	`#CBFBDD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 251, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 98.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 86%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 19%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 12%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.7, -20.99, 9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.7, 22.99, 155.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.173, 86.909, 81.365)`
Decimal	`13368285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBFBDD, 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 #CBFBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBFBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	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 #CBFBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbfbdd; }
.text { color: #cbfbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbfbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 251 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbfbdd, #cbfbf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CBFBDD?: #CBFBDD is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mystery Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBFBDD?: The RGB value is 203, 251, 221: 203 red, 251 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBFBDD?: The complementary color is #FBCBE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBFBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.