What color is #CEF3A8?

#CEF3A8 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sweet Mint Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEF3A8?

The RGB value is 206, 243, 168: 206 red, 243 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEF3A8?

The complementary color is #CDA8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEF3A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEF3A8 color

#CEF3A8 rgb(206, 243, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEF3A8 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 95.3% green and 65.9% blue (206, 243, 168).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 76% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Mint Pesto (#BBEE99), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#CEF3A8 color codes

HEX	`#CEF3A8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 243, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 95.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 76%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 31%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 31%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.71, -24.71, 32.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.71, 40.7, 127.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.571, 80.049, 49.087)`
Decimal	`13562792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEF3A8, 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 #CEF3A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEF3A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #CEF3A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cef3a8; }
.text { color: #cef3a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cef3a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 243 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cef3a8, #a9f3a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CEF3A8?: #CEF3A8 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sweet Mint Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEF3A8?: The RGB value is 206, 243, 168: 206 red, 243 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEF3A8?: The complementary color is #CDA8F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEF3A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.