What color is #CFE0C6?

#CFE0C6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE0C6?

The RGB value is 207, 224, 198: 207 red, 224 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE0C6?

The complementary color is #D7C6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE0C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE0C6 color

#CFE0C6 rgb(207, 224, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFE0C6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 87.8% green and 77.6% blue (207, 224, 198).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 30% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#CFE0C6 color codes

HEX	`#CFE0C6`
RGB	`rgb(207, 224, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 87.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 30%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.32, -10.35, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.32, 14.97, 133.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.579, 70.653, 63.756)`
Decimal	`13623494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE0C6, 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 #CFE0C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE0C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #CFE0C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe0c6; }
.text { color: #cfe0c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe0c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 224 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe0c6, #c6e0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CFE0C6?: #CFE0C6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE0C6?: The RGB value is 207, 224, 198: 207 red, 224 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE0C6?: The complementary color is #D7C6E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE0C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.