#CBF6E4
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(93.8% 0.05 167.9), rgb(203, 246, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.84:1).
About this color
#CBF6E4 is a very light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.050 and its hue 168°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.84:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | very light (94%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.050) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 17.84:1 |
| White text | 1.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #CBF6E4 |
| RGB | rgb(203, 246, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(155, 70%, 88%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.8% 0.05 167.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #CBF6E4 | 1.17:1 | Fails | Lc -10.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #CBF6E4 | 17.84:1 | AAA | Lc 95.0 | Preferred for body text |
| #CBF6E4 text on white | 1.17:1 | Fails | Lc 8.5 | Not readable |
| #CBF6E4 text on black | 17.84:1 | AAA | Lc -95.8 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#F0F7F4
oklch(97% 0.008 168.8)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#CBF6E4
oklch(93.8% 0.05 167.9)
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Step 200
200
#C3E1D4
oklch(88.4% 0.036 167.5)
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Step 300
300
#98CFB9
oklch(81% 0.065 168.1)
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Step 400
400
#56B594
oklch(70.6% 0.104 168.1)
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Step 500
500
#00A17A
oklch(63% 0.128 168)
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Step 600
600
#008866
oklch(55.6% 0.113 167.6)
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Step 700
700
#007256
oklch(49% 0.099 168.4)
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Step 800
800
#005E46
oklch(42.8% 0.087 168)
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Step 900
900
#004E3A
oklch(37.7% 0.076 168.5)
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Step 950
950
#002F21
oklch(27.1% 0.055 167.3)
#CBF6E4 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F4F0E3 | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #ECEAE5 | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C2F6F1 | 0.019 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #ECECEC | 0.051 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #CBF6E4
#CBF6E4
oklch(93.8% 0.05 167.9)
- #FFE1EF
#FFE1EF
oklch(93.8% 0.038 348)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #CBF6E4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.021
- Pale Aqua #B8FFEB ΔE 0.028
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.028
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.032
- Pale Cyan #B7FFFA ΔE 0.034
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.036
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.036
- Pale Sky Blue #BDF6FE ΔE 0.037
Use #CBF6E4 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.