What color is #CFE3F3?

#CFE3F3 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Salty Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE3F3?

The RGB value is 207, 227, 243: 207 red, 227 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE3F3?

The complementary color is #F3DFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE3F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE3F3 color

#CFE3F3 rgb(207, 227, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFE3F3 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 89% green and 95.3% blue (207, 227, 243).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 60% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Salty Ice (#CCE2F3), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.93:1).

#CFE3F3 color codes

HEX	`#CFE3F3`
RGB	`rgb(207, 227, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 89%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 60%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 15%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.24, -3.43, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.24, 10.59, 251.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.375, 74.673, 95.535)`
Decimal	`13624307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE3F3, 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 #CFE3F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE3F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.93:1	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 #CFE3F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe3f3; }
.text { color: #cfe3f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe3f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 227 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe3f3, #cfd1f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CFE3F3?: #CFE3F3 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Salty Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE3F3?: The RGB value is 207, 227, 243: 207 red, 227 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE3F3?: The complementary color is #F3DFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE3F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.