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#CBECE5 Color

#CBECE5 is rgb(203, 236, 229) in RGB, hsl(167, 46%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 7%) 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 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBECE5
HEX#CBECE5
RGBrgb(203, 236, 229)
HSLhsl(167, 46%, 86%)
HSVhsv(167, 14%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.036 181.3)
LABlab(90.86% -12.17 -0.41)
LCHlch(90.86% 12.18 181.92)

What #CBECE5 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 #CBECE5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 6.3Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 7.81Water#D4F1F9ΔE 8.06Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 9.74Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 10.53Azure#F0FFFFΔE 10.8

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

#CBECE5 Channel Values

How #CBECE5 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 236 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 46% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 14% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBECE5 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBECE5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBECE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBECE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBECE5
Complementary
#ECCBD2
Analogous
#CBECD4
Analogous
#CBE2EC
Triadic
#E5CBEC
Triadic
#ECE5CB
Split comp.
#ECCBE2
Split comp.
#ECD4CB

Tints & Shades of #CBECE5

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

#D2EEE8
#D6F0EA
#DDF3EE
#E5F5F2
#ECF8F6
#F0F9F7

Shades

#9EDBCE
#75CCB9
#49BCA3
#36917D
#256557
#163C33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBECE5.

How #CBECE5 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#CBECE5
Protanopia#E7E7E5
Protanomaly#DCE9E5
Deuteranopia#E2E2E6
Deuteranomaly#D9E6E6
Tritanopia#CCEBEB
Tritanomaly#CCEBE9
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBECE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbece5: #CBECE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBECE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbece5': '#CBECE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.925, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_cbece5">#CBECE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBECE5"

More Green Colors

#CBECE5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBECE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBECE5?

#CBECE5 is a lightest green — rgb(203, 236, 229) in RGB and hsl(167, 46%, 86%) 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 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #CBECE5?

#CBECE5 is rgb(203, 236, 229) — red 203, green 236, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBECE5?

#CBECE5 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBECE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBECE5 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBECE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBECE5 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 lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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