Palettes / Colors / #CBFEC8
#CBFEC8 — Pale Vivid Green
#CBFEC8 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CBFEC8 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#CBFEC8 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 #FBC8FE; it also sits naturally between #E6FEC8 and #C8FEE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CBFEC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 254, 200 |
| HSL | 117°, 96%, 89% |
| HSV | 117°, 21%, 100% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 21%, 0% |
| XYZ | 70.50, 87.75, 67.87 |
| Yxy | 87.75, 0.3118, 0.3881 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.06, -26.09, 20.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.68, -24.99, 18.19 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 100% · Blue 78%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CBFEC8
.text { color: #CBFEC8; }
.background { background-color: #CBFEC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBFEC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 254, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 96%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBFEC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 254, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBFEC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 254, 200, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CBFEC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBFEC8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CBFEC8
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Tones of #CBFEC8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FBC8FE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.13:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CBFEC8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBFEC8
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CBFEC8: ·
How #CBFEC8 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 #CBFEC8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CBFEC8?
#CBFEC8 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 203, 254, 200). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CBFEC8?
#CBFEC8 is RGB 203, 254, 200 — HSL 117°, 96%, 89% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 21%, 0%.
What colors go with #CBFEC8?
Its complement is #FBC8FE; analogous partners are #E6FEC8 and #C8FEE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CBFEC8 for text?
Black text on #CBFEC8 has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.