What color is #CFDABB?

#CFDABB 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 #CFDABB?

The RGB value is 207, 218, 187: 207 red, 218 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFDABB?

The complementary color is #C6BBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFDABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFDABB color

#CFDABB rgb(207, 218, 187)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 85.5% green and 73.3% blue (207, 218, 187).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#CFDABB color codes

HEX	`#CFDABB`
RGB	`rgb(207, 218, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 85.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 14%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.5, -9.13, 14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.5, 16.73, 123.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.772, 66.996, 56.787)`
Decimal	`13621947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFDABB, 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 #CFDABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFDABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	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 #CFDABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfdabb; }
.text { color: #cfdabb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfdabb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 218 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfdabb, #c0dabb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFDABB?: #CFDABB 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 #CFDABB?: The RGB value is 207, 218, 187: 207 red, 218 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFDABB?: The complementary color is #C6BBDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFDABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.