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#CBDBDD Shark

#CBDBDD is a very light gray named Shark. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 85.9% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(203, 219, 221)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 21% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #CBDBDD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.72:1.

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#CBDBDD color conversion

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Variations of #CBDBDD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

CBDBDDB0BEC096A2A47D8788656D6E4D5455373C3D2226260F1111020202

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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#CBDBDD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CBDBDDDDCDCB
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Split complementary

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

CBDBDDDDCBD2DDD6CB
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

CBDBDDDDCBDBDBDDCB
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Tetradic

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

CBDBDDCDCBDDDDCDCBDBDDCB
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CBDBDDD6CBDDDDCDCBD2DDCB
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#CBDBDD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBDBDD 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 #D5D7DD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8D9DD
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5DADD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5D7DD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D2D8DD
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C6DCDC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9DCDC
  • 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 #D5D9D9

#CBDBDD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#CBDBDD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.72:1 Super#CBDBDD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBDBDD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 219 221);
color: hsl(187 21% 83%);
color: oklch(0.880 0.017 205.8);

#CBDBDD FAQ

What color is #CBDBDD?

#CBDBDD 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 #CBDBDD?

#CBDBDD is rgb(203, 219, 221) in RGB, hsl(187, 21%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBDBDD?

The complementary color of #CBDBDD is #DDCDCB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBDBDD?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBDBDD: 14.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBDBDD a warm or cool color?

#CBDBDD is a neutral color.