What color is #CFD9AC?

#CFD9AC is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD9AC?

The RGB value is 207, 217, 172: 207 red, 217 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD9AC?

The complementary color is #B6ACD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD9AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD9AC color

#CFD9AC rgb(207, 217, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFD9AC is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 85.1% green and 67.5% blue (207, 217, 172).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#CFD9AC color codes

HEX	`#CFD9AC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 217, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 85.1%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.93, -10.97, 21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.93, 23.77, 117.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.991, 65.87, 48.681)`
Decimal	`13621676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD9AC, 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 #CFD9AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD9AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #CFD9AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd9ac; }
.text { color: #cfd9ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd9ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 217 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd9ac, #b9d9ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CFD9AC?: #CFD9AC is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD9AC?: The RGB value is 207, 217, 172: 207 red, 217 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD9AC?: The complementary color is #B6ACD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD9AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.