Palettes / Colors / #CBE7BB

#CBE7BB — Pale Muted Green

#CBE7BB is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

#CBE7BB is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D7BBE7; it also sits naturally between #E1E7BB and #BBE7C1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 91% · Blue 73%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 9%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CBE7BB

.text { color: #CBE7BB; }
.background { background-color: #CBE7BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBE7BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 231, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 48%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBE7BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 231, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBE7BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 231, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBE7BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBE7BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7BBE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBE7BB: #000000.

How #CBE7BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBE7BB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBE7BB?

#CBE7BB is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 203, 231, 187). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBE7BB?

#CBE7BB is RGB 203, 231, 187 — HSL 98°, 48%, 82% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 19%, 9%.

What colors go with #CBE7BB?

Its complement is #D7BBE7; analogous partners are #E1E7BB and #BBE7C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBE7BB for text?

Black text on #CBE7BB has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.