What color is #CFE5D0?

#CFE5D0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Silky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE5D0?

The RGB value is 207, 229, 208: 207 red, 229 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE5D0?

The complementary color is #E5CFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE5D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE5D0 color

#CFE5D0 rgb(207, 229, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFE5D0 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 89.8% green and 81.6% blue (207, 229, 208).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 30% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Silky Mint (#D7ECD9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#CFE5D0 color codes

HEX	`#CFE5D0`
RGB	`rgb(207, 229, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 89.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 30%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.86, -11.14, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.86, 13.58, 145.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.134, 73.857, 70.487)`
Decimal	`13624784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE5D0, 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 #CFE5D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE5D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #CFE5D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe5d0; }
.text { color: #cfe5d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe5d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 229 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe5d0, #cfe5db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CFE5D0?: #CFE5D0 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Silky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE5D0?: The RGB value is 207, 229, 208: 207 red, 229 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE5D0?: The complementary color is #E5CFE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE5D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.