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#CBE4E6 Wave Splash

#CBE4E6 is a very light gray named Wave Splash. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 89.4% green and 90.2% blue (rgb(203, 228, 230)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 35% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black. #CBE4E6 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.78:1.

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Variations of #CBE4E6

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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#CBE4E6 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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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.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CBE4E6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBE4E6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DBDDE6
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0E2E6
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAE2E6
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DBDDE6
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6E0E6
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3E6E5
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C8E5E5
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAE0E1

#CBE4E6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#CBE4E6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.78:1 Super#CBE4E6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBE4E6 in CSS

/* Wave Splash */
.color { color: #CBE4E6; }
.background { background-color: #CBE4E6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBE4E6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 228 230);
color: hsl(184 35% 85%);
color: oklch(0.901 0.027 202.5);

#CBE4E6 FAQ

What color is #CBE4E6?

#CBE4E6 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Wave Splash. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CBE4E6?

#CBE4E6 is rgb(203, 228, 230) in RGB, hsl(184, 35%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBE4E6?

The complementary color of #CBE4E6 is #E6CDCB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBE4E6?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBE4E6: 15.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBE4E6 a warm or cool color?

#CBE4E6 is a neutral color.