What color is #CFD5B5?

#CFD5B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD5B5?

The RGB value is 207, 213, 181: 207 red, 213 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD5B5?

The complementary color is #BBB5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD5B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD5B5 color

#CFD5B5 rgb(207, 213, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFD5B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 83.5% green and 71% blue (207, 213, 181).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#CFD5B5 color codes

HEX	`#CFD5B5`
RGB	`rgb(207, 213, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 83.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, -7.54, 15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 16.92, 116.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.866, 64.19, 53.049)`
Decimal	`13620661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD5B5, 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 #CFD5B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD5B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #CFD5B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd5b5; }
.text { color: #cfd5b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd5b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 213 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd5b5, #bfd5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD5B5?: #CFD5B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD5B5?: The RGB value is 207, 213, 181: 207 red, 213 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD5B5?: The complementary color is #BBB5D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD5B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.