What color is #CBFFFC?

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

What is the RGB value of #CBFFFC?

The RGB value is 203, 255, 252: 203 red, 255 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBFFFC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBFFFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBFFFC color

#CBFFFC rgb(203, 255, 252)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 100% green and 98.8% blue (203, 255, 252).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glacial Drift (#C3FBF4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.25:1).

#CBFFFC color codes

HEX	`#CBFFFC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 255, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 100%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.51, -16.93, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.51, 17.39, 193.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.954, 91.242, 105.581)`
Decimal	`13369340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBFFFC, 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 #CBFFFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBFFFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.25:1	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 #CBFFFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbfffc; }
.text { color: #cbfffc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbfffc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 255 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbfffc, #cbe8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #CBFFFC?: #CBFFFC is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glacial Drift. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBFFFC?: The RGB value is 203, 255, 252: 203 red, 255 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBFFFC?: The complementary color is #FFCBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBFFFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.25:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.