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#CBE1B2 Color

#CBE1B2 is rgb(203, 225, 178) in RGB, hsl(88, 44%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBE1B2
HEX#CBE1B2
RGBrgb(203, 225, 178)
HSLhsl(88, 44%, 79%)
HSVhsv(88, 21%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(88.1% 0.067 128.1)
LABlab(86.98% -13.70 20.52)
LCHlch(86.98% 24.67 123.71)

What #CBE1B2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CBE1B2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 5.83Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 10.29Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.66Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.54Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 12.27Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 13.84

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CBE1B2 Channel Values

How #CBE1B2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 225 · B 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 44% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 21% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBE1B2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBE1B2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBE1B2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBE1B2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBE1B2
Complementary
#C8B2E1
Analogous
#E1DFB2
Analogous
#B3E1B2
Triadic
#B2CBE1
Triadic
#E1B2CB
Split comp.
#B2B3E1
Split comp.
#DFB2E1

Tints & Shades of #CBE1B2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D2E5BD
#D7E8C4
#DFECCF
#E6F1DA
#EEF5E5
#F3F8ED

Shades

#B0D189
#97C365
#7BAD43
#5E8433
#425C24
#273715

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBE1B2.

How #CBE1B2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CBE1B2
Protanopia#DDDDB2
Protanomaly#D6DFB2
Deuteranopia#DADAB3
Deuteranomaly#D4DDB2
Tritanopia#D1DCDC
Tritanomaly#CFDECC
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBE1B2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cbe1b2: #CBE1B2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBE1B2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbe1b2': '#CBE1B2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.882, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_cbe1b2">#CBE1B2</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBE1B2"

More Green Colors

#CBE1B2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#CBE1B2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBE1B2?

#CBE1B2 is a light green — rgb(203, 225, 178) in RGB and hsl(88, 44%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.83.

What is the RGB value of #CBE1B2?

#CBE1B2 is rgb(203, 225, 178) — red 203, green 225, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBE1B2?

#CBE1B2 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBE1B2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBE1B2 scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBE1B2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBE1B2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 13.84, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.