What color is #CFE3D0?

#CFE3D0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE3D0?

The RGB value is 207, 227, 208: 207 red, 227 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE3D0?

The complementary color is #E3CFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE3D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE3D0 color

#CFE3D0 rgb(207, 227, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFE3D0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 89% green and 81.6% blue (207, 227, 208).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 26% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#CFE3D0 color codes

HEX	`#CFE3D0`
RGB	`rgb(207, 227, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 89%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 26%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.33, -10.13, 7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.33, 12.33, 145.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.584, 72.757, 70.303)`
Decimal	`13624272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE3D0, 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 #CFE3D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE3D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #CFE3D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe3d0; }
.text { color: #cfe3d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe3d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 227 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe3d0, #cfe3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CFE3D0?: #CFE3D0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE3D0?: The RGB value is 207, 227, 208: 207 red, 227 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE3D0?: The complementary color is #E3CFE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE3D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.