What color is #CFE4EB?

#CFE4EB 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 #CFE4EB?

The RGB value is 207, 228, 235: 207 red, 228 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE4EB?

The complementary color is #EBD6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE4EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE4EB color

#CFE4EB rgb(207, 228, 235)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CFE4EB is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 89.4% green and 92.2% blue (207, 228, 235).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 41% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% 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 15.95:1).

#CFE4EB color codes

HEX	`#CFE4EB`
RGB	`rgb(207, 228, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 89.4%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 41%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.28, -5.56, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.28, 8.01, 226.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.467, 74.749, 89.402)`
Decimal	`13624555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE4EB, 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 #CFE4EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE4EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #CFE4EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe4eb; }
.text { color: #cfe4eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe4eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 228 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe4eb, #cfd6eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CFE4EB?: #CFE4EB 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 #CFE4EB?: The RGB value is 207, 228, 235: 207 red, 228 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE4EB?: The complementary color is #EBD6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE4EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.