What color is #CDFFAC?

#CDFFAC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDFFAC?

The RGB value is 205, 255, 172: 205 red, 255 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDFFAC?

The complementary color is #DEACFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDFFAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDFFAC color

#CDFFAC rgb(205, 255, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDFFAC is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 100% green and 67.5% blue (205, 255, 172).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#CDFFAC color codes

HEX	`#CDFFAC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 255, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 100%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 33%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 33%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.94, -30.16, 34.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.94, 45.93, 131.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.382, 87.476, 52.304)`
Decimal	`13500332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDFFAC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CDFFAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDFFAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CDFFAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdffac; }
.text { color: #cdffac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdffac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 255 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdffac, #acffb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #CDFFAC?: #CDFFAC is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDFFAC?: The RGB value is 205, 255, 172: 205 red, 255 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDFFAC?: The complementary color is #DEACFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDFFAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.