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#CBE8E8

#cbe8e8 ≈ Light Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#cbe8e8 is a color from the cyan family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 90.98% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 38.67% saturation and 85.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Cyan (#e0ffff), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.7624

Complementary

  1. #cbe8e8
  2. #e8cbcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbe8e8
  2. #e8cbd9
  3. #e8d9cb

Analogous

  1. #cbe8d9
  2. #cbe8e8
  3. #cbd9e8

Triadic

  1. #cbe8e8
  2. #e8cbe8
  3. #e8e8cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbe8e8
  2. #cbcbe8
  3. #e8cbcb
  4. #e8e8cb

Square

  1. #cbe8e8
  2. #d9cbe8
  3. #e8cbcb
  4. #d9e8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #61b9b9
  2. #96d1d1
  3. #cbe8e8
  4. #f1f9f9
  5. #f1f9f9

Shades

#cbe8e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbe8e8
  2. #b7d1d1
  3. #a2baba
  4. #8ea2a2
  5. #7a8b8b
  6. #667474
  7. #515d5d
  8. #3d4646
  9. #292e2e
  10. #141717
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbe8e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbe8e8
  2. #d0eaea
  3. #d5eded
  4. #dbefef
  5. #e0f1f1
  6. #e5f4f4
  7. #eaf6f6
  8. #eff8f8
  9. #f5fafa
  10. #fafdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbe8e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbe8e8
  2. #c4dede
  3. #bcd3d3
  4. #b5c9c9
  5. #adbebe
  6. #a6b4b4
  7. #9eaaaa
  8. #979f9f
  9. #8f9595
  10. #888a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9e5e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4e5e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dee0e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3eae8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dae6e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7e3e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6e9e8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbe8e8 {
  color: #cbe8e8;
}
Background
.bg-cbe8e8 {
  background-color: #cbe8e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbe8e8 {
  border: 2px solid #cbe8e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbe8e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 232 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 39% 85%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbe8e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbe8e8, #cbd9e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbe8e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 232 232 / 0.35);
}

#e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 4.79 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.36 #f0ffff Azure ΔE 7.14 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.19 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.55 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.30 #b9d9eb Columbia Blue ΔE 8.36 #341717 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Light Cyan
#cbe8e8  rgb(203, 232, 232)  hsl(180, 39%, 85%)  Light Cyan
#e8cbcb  rgb(232, 203, 203)  hsl(0, 39%, 85%)  Pale Pink
#e8cbe8  rgb(232, 203, 232)  hsl(300, 39%, 85%)  Thistle
#e8e8cb  rgb(232, 232, 203)  hsl(60, 39%, 85%)  Beige