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#CBE6CB Color

#CBE6CB is rgb(203, 230, 203) in RGB, hsl(120, 35%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBE6CB
HEX#CBE6CB
RGBrgb(203, 230, 203)
HSLhsl(120, 35%, 85%)
HSVhsv(120, 12%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(89.8% 0.046 145.2)
LABlab(88.75% -12.96 10.06)
LCHlch(88.75% 16.41 142.19)

What #CBE6CB 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 #CBE6CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CBE6CB Channel Values

How #CBE6CB 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 230 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 35% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 12% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBE6CB 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CBE6CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBE6CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CBE6CB

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 #CBE6CB.

How #CBE6CB 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#CBE6CB
Protanopia#E2E2CB
Protanomaly#D9E3CB
Deuteranopia#DEDECC
Deuteranomaly#D6E1CB
Tritanopia#CFE3E3
Tritanomaly#CDE4DA
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBE6CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbe6cb: #CBE6CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBE6CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbe6cb': '#CBE6CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.902, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_cbe6cb">#CBE6CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBE6CB"

More Green Colors

#CBE6CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBE6CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBE6CB?

#CBE6CB is a lightest green — rgb(203, 230, 203) in RGB and hsl(120, 35%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.18.

What is the RGB value of #CBE6CB?

#CBE6CB is rgb(203, 230, 203) — red 203, green 230, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBE6CB?

#CBE6CB converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBE6CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBE6CB scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBE6CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBE6CB 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 honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.36, which is visibly different.

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