What color is #CFD6B5?

#CFD6B5 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 #CFD6B5?

The RGB value is 207, 214, 181: 207 red, 214 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD6B5?

The complementary color is #BCB5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD6B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD6B5 color

#CFD6B5 rgb(207, 214, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFD6B5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 83.9% green and 71% blue (207, 214, 181).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 29% 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#CFD6B5 color codes

HEX	`#CFD6B5`
RGB	`rgb(207, 214, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 83.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.33, -8.05, 15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.33, 17.48, 117.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.118, 64.695, 53.133)`
Decimal	`13620917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD6B5, 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 #CFD6B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD6B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	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 #CFD6B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd6b5; }
.text { color: #cfd6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd6b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 214 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd6b5, #bfd6b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD6B5?: #CFD6B5 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 #CFD6B5?: The RGB value is 207, 214, 181: 207 red, 214 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD6B5?: The complementary color is #BCB5D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD6B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.