What color is #CEF3D6?

#CEF3D6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEF3D6?

The RGB value is 206, 243, 214: 206 red, 243 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEF3D6?

The complementary color is #F3CEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEF3D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEF3D6 color

#CEF3D6 rgb(206, 243, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEF3D6 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 95.3% green and 83.9% blue (206, 243, 214).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 61% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#CEF3D6 color codes

HEX	`#CEF3D6`
RGB	`rgb(206, 243, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 95.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 61%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 15%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.61, -17.39, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.61, 20.06, 150.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.639, 82.077, 75.779)`
Decimal	`13562838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEF3D6, 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 #CEF3D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEF3D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	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 #CEF3D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cef3d6; }
.text { color: #cef3d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cef3d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 243 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cef3d6, #cef3e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CEF3D6?: #CEF3D6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEF3D6?: The RGB value is 206, 243, 214: 206 red, 243 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEF3D6?: The complementary color is #F3CEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEF3D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.