#CBE5EC Color

#CBE5EC is rgb(203, 229, 236) in RGB, hsl(193, 46%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBE5EC

HEX#CBE5EC

RGBrgb(203, 229, 236)

HSLhsl(193, 46%, 86%)

HSVhsv(193, 14%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.029 215.7)

LABlab(89.18% -7.83 -6.48)

LCHlch(89.18% 10.16 219.61)

What #CBE5EC 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 #CBE5EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 4.17 Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 6.08 Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.06 Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 8.13 Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 8.86 Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 9.41

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

#CBE5EC Channel Values

How #CBE5EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 203 · G 229 · B 236	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 193° · S 46% · L 86%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 193° · S 14% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 14% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.32:1 vs white · 15.96:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBE5EC 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBE5EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBE5EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBE5EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CBE5EC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBE5EC.

How #CBE5EC 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#CBE5EC

Protanopia#E1E1EC

Protanomaly#D8E3EC

Deuteranopia#DDDDED

Deuteranomaly#D6E0EC

Tritanopia#CAE6E6

Tritanomaly#CAE6E8

Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBE5EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbe5ec: #CBE5EC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBE5EC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbe5ec': '#CBE5EC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.898, blue: 0.925)

Android XML<color name="color_cbe5ec">#CBE5EC</color>

SVG fillfill="#CBE5EC"

More Teal Colors

#CBE5EC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#CBE5EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBE5EC?

#CBE5EC is a lightest teal — rgb(203, 229, 236) in RGB and hsl(193, 46%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.17.

What is the RGB value of #CBE5EC?

#CBE5EC is rgb(203, 229, 236) — red 203, green 229, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBE5EC?

#CBE5EC converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBE5EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBE5EC scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBE5EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBE5EC 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 8.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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