What color is #CFDDBF?

#CFDDBF 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 #CFDDBF?

The RGB value is 207, 221, 191: 207 red, 221 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFDDBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFDDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFDDBF color

#CFDDBF rgb(207, 221, 191)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 86.7% green and 74.9% blue (207, 221, 191).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#CFDDBF color codes

HEX	`#CFDDBF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 221, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 86.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.37, -10, 13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.37, 16.52, 127.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.991, 68.74, 59.335)`
Decimal	`13622719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFDDBF, 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 #CFDDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFDDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #CFDDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfddbf; }
.text { color: #cfddbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfddbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 221 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfddbf, #c0ddbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #CFDDBF?: #CFDDBF 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 #CFDDBF?: The RGB value is 207, 221, 191: 207 red, 221 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFDDBF?: The complementary color is #CDBFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFDDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.