What color is #CFE2E7?

#CFE2E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean Breeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE2E7?

The RGB value is 207, 226, 231: 207 red, 226 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE2E7?

The complementary color is #E7D4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE2E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE2E7 color

#CFE2E7 rgb(207, 226, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CFE2E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 88.6% green and 90.6% blue (207, 226, 231).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 33% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ocean Breeze (#D3E5EB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#CFE2E7 color codes

HEX	`#CFE2E7`
RGB	`rgb(207, 226, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 88.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 33%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.65, -5.32, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.65, 7.03, 220.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.349, 73.427, 86.21)`
Decimal	`13624039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE2E7, 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 #CFE2E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE2E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	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 #CFE2E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe2e7; }
.text { color: #cfe2e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe2e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 226 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe2e7, #cfd6e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CFE2E7?: #CFE2E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ocean Breeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE2E7?: The RGB value is 207, 226, 231: 207 red, 226 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE2E7?: The complementary color is #E7D4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE2E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.