What color is #CEFFA2?

#CEFFA2 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEFFA2?

The RGB value is 206, 255, 162: 206 red, 255 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEFFA2?

The complementary color is #D3A2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEFFA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEFFA2 color

#CEFFA2 rgb(206, 255, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEFFA2 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 100% green and 63.5% blue (206, 255, 162).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Celery Mousse (#C1FD95), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.45:1).

#CEFFA2 color codes

HEX	`#CEFFA2`
RGB	`rgb(206, 255, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 100%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.84, -31.17, 39.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.84, 50.3, 128.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.734, 87.249, 47.448)`
Decimal	`13565858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEFFA2, 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 #CEFFA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEFFA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.45:1	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 #CEFFA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceffa2; }
.text { color: #ceffa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceffa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 255 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceffa2, #a2ffa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #CEFFA2?: #CEFFA2 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEFFA2?: The RGB value is 206, 255, 162: 206 red, 255 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEFFA2?: The complementary color is #D3A2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEFFA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.45:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.