What color is #CFDCB0?

#CFDCB0 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 #CFDCB0?

The RGB value is 207, 220, 176: 207 red, 220 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFDCB0?

The complementary color is #BDB0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFDCB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFDCB0 color

#CFDCB0 rgb(207, 220, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFDCB0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 86.3% green and 69% blue (207, 220, 176).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 39% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#CFDCB0 color codes

HEX	`#CFDCB0`
RGB	`rgb(207, 220, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 86.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 39%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.8, -11.88, 20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.8, 23.43, 120.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.161, 67.586, 50.995)`
Decimal	`13622448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFDCB0, 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 #CFDCB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFDCB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	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 #CFDCB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfdcb0; }
.text { color: #cfdcb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfdcb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 220 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfdcb0, #b9dcb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CFDCB0?: #CFDCB0 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 #CFDCB0?: The RGB value is 207, 220, 176: 207 red, 220 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFDCB0?: The complementary color is #BDB0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFDCB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.