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#CBDFD9

#cbdfd9 ≈ Light Cyan

  • teal
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cbdfd9 is a color from the teal family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 87.45% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.69% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 162°, with 23.81% saturation and 83.53% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Cyan (#e0ffff), ΔE 7.56.

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Relative luminance0.7048

Complementary

  1. #cbdfd9
  2. #dfcbd1

Split complementary

  1. #cbdfd9
  2. #dfcbdb
  3. #dfcfcb

Analogous

  1. #cbdfcf
  2. #cbdfd9
  3. #cbdbdf

Triadic

  1. #cbdfd9
  2. #d9cbdf
  3. #dfd9cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbdfd9
  2. #cbd1df
  3. #dfcbd1
  4. #dfd9cb

Square

  1. #cbdfd9
  2. #cfcbdf
  3. #dfcbd1
  4. #dbdfcb

Monochromatic

  1. #6ca594
  2. #9cc2b6
  3. #cbdfd9
  4. #f2f7f6
  5. #f2f7f6

Shades

#cbdfd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbdfd9
  2. #b7c9c3
  3. #a2b2ae
  4. #8e9c98
  5. #7a8682
  6. #66706d
  7. #515957
  8. #3d4341
  9. #292d2b
  10. #141616
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbdfd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbdfd9
  2. #d0e2dd
  3. #d5e5e1
  4. #dbe9e4
  5. #e0ece8
  6. #e5efec
  7. #eaf2f0
  8. #eff5f4
  9. #f5f9f7
  10. #fafcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbdfd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbdfd9
  2. #c4d6d0
  3. #bcccc7
  4. #b5c3be
  5. #adb9b5
  6. #a6b0ad
  7. #9ea6a4
  8. #979d9b
  9. #8f9392
  10. #888a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4dcda ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dddcd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9d9d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7e0dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ddd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4dcd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8dfdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbdfd9 {
  color: #cbdfd9;
}
Background
.bg-cbdfd9 {
  background-color: #cbdfd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbdfd9 {
  border: 2px solid #cbdfd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbdfd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 223 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 24% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbdfd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbdfd9, #cbdbdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbdfd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 223 217 / 0.35);
}

#e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 7.56 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.59 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 7.96 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 8.04 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 8.23 #f5fffa Mint Cream ΔE 8.24 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.31 #342026 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Light Cyan
#cbdfd9  rgb(203, 223, 217)  hsl(162, 24%, 84%)  Light Cyan
#dfcbd1  rgb(223, 203, 209)  hsl(342, 24%, 84%)  Pale Pink
#d9cbdf  rgb(217, 203, 223)  hsl(282, 24%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#dfd9cb  rgb(223, 217, 203)  hsl(42, 24%, 84%)  Bone