What color is #CEFEBA?

#CEFEBA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEFEBA?

The RGB value is 206, 254, 186: 206 red, 254 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEFEBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEFEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEFEBA color

#CEFEBA rgb(206, 254, 186)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 99.6% green and 72.9% blue (206, 254, 186).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 97% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Mint Hills (#CCFFC2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.51:1).

#CEFEBA color codes

HEX	`#CEFEBA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 254, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 99.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 97%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.97, -27.31, 27.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.97, 38.87, 134.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.756, 87.549, 59.668)`
Decimal	`13565626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEFEBA, 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 #CEFEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEFEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.51:1	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 #CEFEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cefeba; }
.text { color: #cefeba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cefeba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 254 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cefeba, #bafec8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CEFEBA?: #CEFEBA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEFEBA?: The RGB value is 206, 254, 186: 206 red, 254 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEFEBA?: The complementary color is #EABAFE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEFEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.51:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.