Colour
#CBF9E8
- #CBF9E8
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#CBF9E8 is a cyan with RGB values 203, 249, 232 and HSL 158°, 79%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#CBF9E8#CBF9E8
HEX#CBF9E8
RGBrgb(203, 249, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.9765, 0.9098
RGB percentages79.6%, 97.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(157.8, 79.3%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.8, 18.5%, 97.6%)
CMYK18.5%, 0%, 6.8%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,367,784
CSS custom property--colour: #CBF9E8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.86274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.25:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#340617
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F9CBDC
Analogous#CBF9D1, #CBF3F9
Triadic#E8CBF9, #F9E8CB
Split complementary#F9CBF3, #F9D1CB
Tetradic#D1CBF9, #F9CBDC, #F3F9CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G249
B232
Red203 (79.6%)
Green249 (97.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue157.83°
Saturation (HSL)79.31%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CB · G F9 · B E8
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