What color is #CEF896?

#CEF896 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEF896?

The RGB value is 206, 248, 150: 206 red, 248 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEF896?

The complementary color is #C096F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEF896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEF896 color

#CEF896 rgb(206, 248, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEF896 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 97.3% green and 58.8% blue (206, 248, 150).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 87% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Celery Mousse (#C1FD95), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.49:1).

#CEF896 color codes

HEX	`#CEF896`
RGB	`rgb(206, 248, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 97.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 87%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 40%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 40%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.78, -29.42, 42.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.78, 51.85, 124.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.525, 82.458, 41.365)`
Decimal	`13564054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEF896, 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 #CEF896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEF896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.49:1	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 #CEF896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cef896; }
.text { color: #cef896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cef896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 248 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cef896, #9df896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #CEF896?: #CEF896 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEF896?: The RGB value is 206, 248, 150: 206 red, 248 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEF896?: The complementary color is #C096F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEF896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.