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#CBEFF1 Color

#CBEFF1 is rgb(203, 239, 241) in RGB, hsl(183, 58%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBEFF1
HEX#CBEFF1
RGBrgb(203, 239, 241)
HSLhsl(183, 58%, 87%)
HSVhsv(183, 16%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.037 200.7)
LABlab(91.91% -11.78 -5.09)
LCHlch(91.91% 12.84 203.37)

What #CBEFF1 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 #CBEFF1, 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 teal in the library.

#CBEFF1 Channel Values

How #CBEFF1 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 239 · B 2418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 58% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 16% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBEFF1 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBEFF1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBEFF1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBEFF1; 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 #CBEFF1

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 #CBEFF1.

How #CBEFF1 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#CBEFF1
Protanopia#E9E9F1
Protanomaly#DEECF1
Deuteranopia#E4E4F2
Deuteranomaly#DAE8F2
Tritanopia#CBEFEF
Tritanomaly#CBEFF0
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBEFF1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbeff1: #CBEFF1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBEFF1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbeff1': '#CBEFF1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.937, blue: 0.945)
Android XML<color name="color_cbeff1">#CBEFF1</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBEFF1"

More Teal Colors

#CBEFF1 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBEFF1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBEFF1?

#CBEFF1 is a lightest teal — rgb(203, 239, 241) in RGB and hsl(183, 58%, 87%) 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 4.06.

What is the RGB value of #CBEFF1?

#CBEFF1 is rgb(203, 239, 241) — red 203, green 239, and blue 241 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBEFF1?

#CBEFF1 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBEFF1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBEFF1 scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBEFF1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBEFF1 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 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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