What color is #CFD8BC?

#CFD8BC is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD8BC?

The RGB value is 207, 216, 188: 207 red, 216 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD8BC?

The complementary color is #C5BCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD8BC color

#CFD8BC rgb(207, 216, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFD8BC is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 84.7% green and 73.7% blue (207, 216, 188).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#CFD8BC color codes

HEX	`#CFD8BC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 216, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 84.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85, -7.95, 12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85, 15.05, 121.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.364, 66.008, 57.181)`
Decimal	`13621436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD8BC, 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 #CFD8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #CFD8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd8bc; }
.text { color: #cfd8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 216 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd8bc, #c1d8bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD8BC?: #CFD8BC is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD8BC?: The RGB value is 207, 216, 188: 207 red, 216 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD8BC?: The complementary color is #C5BCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.