What color is #CFE1CE?

#CFE1CE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE1CE?

The RGB value is 207, 225, 206: 207 red, 225 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE1CE?

The complementary color is #E0CEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE1CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE1CE color

#CFE1CE rgb(207, 225, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFE1CE is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 88.2% green and 80.8% blue (207, 225, 206).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 24% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#CFE1CE color codes

HEX	`#CFE1CE`
RGB	`rgb(207, 225, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 88.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 24%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.76, -9.47, 7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.76, 11.93, 142.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.796, 71.571, 68.834)`
Decimal	`13623758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE1CE, 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 #CFE1CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE1CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #CFE1CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe1ce; }
.text { color: #cfe1ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe1ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 225 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe1ce, #cee1d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CFE1CE?: #CFE1CE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE1CE?: The RGB value is 207, 225, 206: 207 red, 225 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE1CE?: The complementary color is #E0CEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE1CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.