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#CBDBDA Shark

#CBDBDA is a very light gray named Shark. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 85.9% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(203, 219, 218)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 18% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #CBDBDA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.68:1.

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#CBDBDA color conversion

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Variations of #CBDBDA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CBDBDA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CBDBDADBCBCC
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

CBDBDADBCBD4DBD2CB
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CBDBDACBDBD2CBD4DB
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

CBDBDADACBDBDBDACB
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

CBDBDACBCCDBDBCBCCDBDACB
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CBDBDAD2CBDBDBCBCCD4DBCB
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#CBDBDA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBDBDA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D6D7DA
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D9DA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5D9DA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6D7DA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3D8DA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7DCDB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9DBDA
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D5D8D8

#CBDBDA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#CBDBDA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.68:1 Super#CBDBDA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBDBDA in CSS

/* Shark */
.color { color: #CBDBDA; }
.background { background-color: #CBDBDA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBDBDA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 219 218);
color: hsl(176 18% 83%);
color: oklch(0.879 0.017 192.3);

#CBDBDA FAQ

What color is #CBDBDA?

#CBDBDA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Shark. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CBDBDA?

#CBDBDA is rgb(203, 219, 218) in RGB, hsl(176, 18%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBDBDA?

The complementary color of #CBDBDA is #DBCBCC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBDBDA?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBDBDA: 14.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBDBDA a warm or cool color?

#CBDBDA is a neutral color.