What color is #CFDC9D?

#CFDC9D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFDC9D?

The RGB value is 207, 220, 157: 207 red, 220 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFDC9D?

The complementary color is #AA9DDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFDC9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFDC9D color

#CFDC9D rgb(207, 220, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFDC9D is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 86.3% green and 61.6% blue (207, 220, 157).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 47% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#CFDC9D color codes

HEX	`#CFDC9D`
RGB	`rgb(207, 220, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 86.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 47%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 29%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.45, -14.61, 29.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.45, 32.99, 116.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.411, 66.886, 41.778)`
Decimal	`13622429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFDC9D, 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 #CFDC9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFDC9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #CFDC9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfdc9d; }
.text { color: #cfdc9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfdc9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 220 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfdc9d, #b0dc9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CFDC9D?: #CFDC9D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFDC9D?: The RGB value is 207, 220, 157: 207 red, 220 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFDC9D?: The complementary color is #AA9DDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFDC9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.