What color is #CBFFC8?

#CBFFC8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBFFC8?

The RGB value is 203, 255, 200: 203 red, 255 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBFFC8?

The complementary color is #FCC8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBFFC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBFFC8 color

#CBFFC8 rgb(203, 255, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBFFC8 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 100% green and 78.4% blue (203, 255, 200).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Mint Hills (#CCFFC2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.68:1).

#CBFFC8 color codes

HEX	`#CBFFC8`
RGB	`rgb(203, 255, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 100%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.32, -26.57, 21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.32, 33.87, 141.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.811, 88.385, 67.962)`
Decimal	`13369288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBFFC8, 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 #CBFFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBFFC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.68:1	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 #CBFFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbffc8; }
.text { color: #cbffc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbffc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 255 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbffc8, #c8ffe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CBFFC8?: #CBFFC8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBFFC8?: The RGB value is 203, 255, 200: 203 red, 255 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBFFC8?: The complementary color is #FCC8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBFFC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.68:1 and white text 1.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.