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#CBDBDE Shark

#CBDBDE is a very light gray named Shark. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 85.9% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(203, 219, 222)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 22% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #CBDBDE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.73:1.

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#CBDBDE color conversion

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Variations of #CBDBDE

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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#CBDBDE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CBDBDEDECECB
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Split complementary

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

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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.

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Tetradic

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

CBDBDECECBDEDECECBDBDECB
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CBDBDED8CBDEDECECBD1DECB
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#CBDBDE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBDBDE 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 #D5D7DE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8DADE
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5DADE
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5D7DE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D2D8DE
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C6DDDC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9DCDD
  • 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

#CBDBDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#CBDBDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.73:1 Super#CBDBDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBDBDE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 219 222);
color: hsl(189 22% 83%);
color: oklch(0.880 0.018 210.2);

#CBDBDE FAQ

What color is #CBDBDE?

#CBDBDE 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 #CBDBDE?

#CBDBDE is rgb(203, 219, 222) in RGB, hsl(189, 22%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBDBDE?

The complementary color of #CBDBDE is #DECECB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBDBDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBDBDE: 14.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBDBDE a warm or cool color?

#CBDBDE is a neutral color.