Close to Arctic
#CBEDED
#CBEDED is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Arctic. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 92.9% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CBEDED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.24:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.88:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.24:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.88:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CBEDED as they’d see it.
#CBEDED in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CBEDED
What color is #CBEDED?
#CBEDED is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Arctic. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 92.9% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CBEDED in RGB?
#CBEDED is rgb(203, 237, 237): 203 red, 237 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CBEDED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(14, 0, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CBEDED?
PANTONE 317 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CBEDED?
Its complement #FFDFDF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.