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#CBF816 Color

#CBF816 is rgb(203, 248, 22) in RGB, hsl(72, 94%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 91%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBF816
HEX#CBF816
RGBrgb(203, 248, 22)
HSLhsl(72, 94%, 53%)
HSVhsv(72, 91%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 91%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.219 122.1)
LABlab(91.97% -33.10 85.50)
LCHlch(91.97% 91.68 111.17)

What #CBF816 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 #CBF816, 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.

#CBF816 Channel Values

How #CBF816 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 248 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 94% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 91% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 91% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBF816 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBF816 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBF816

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBF816; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CBF816

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 #CBF816.

How #CBF816 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#CBF816
Protanopia#F1F119
Protanomaly#E3F418
Deuteranopia#EAEA24
Deuteranomaly#DFF01F
Tritanopia#DCEAEA
Tritanomaly#D5F0BB
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBF816 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbf816: #CBF816;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBF816;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbf816': '#CBF816' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.973, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_cbf816">#CBF816</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBF816"

More Green Colors

#CBF816 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBF816 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBF816?

#CBF816 is a mid-tone green — rgb(203, 248, 22) in RGB and hsl(72, 94%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arctic Lime (#D0FF14), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.24.

What is the RGB value of #CBF816?

#CBF816 is rgb(203, 248, 22) — red 203, green 248, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBF816?

#CBF816 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 91%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBF816 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBF816 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBF816 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBF816 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.23, which is visibly different.

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