What color is #CFE5ED?

#CFE5ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color On Thin Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE5ED?

The RGB value is 207, 229, 237: 207 red, 229 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE5ED?

The complementary color is #EDD7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE5ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE5ED color

#CFE5ED rgb(207, 229, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFE5ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 89.8% green and 92.9% blue (207, 229, 237).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 45% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is On Thin Ice (#D1E8F1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#CFE5ED color codes

HEX	`#CFE5ED`
RGB	`rgb(207, 229, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 89.8%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 45%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.59, -5.67, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.59, 8.52, 228.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.034, 75.417, 91.024)`
Decimal	`13624813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE5ED, 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 #CFE5ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE5ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	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 #CFE5ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe5ed; }
.text { color: #cfe5ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe5ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 229 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe5ed, #cfd6ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CFE5ED?: #CFE5ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color On Thin Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE5ED?: The RGB value is 207, 229, 237: 207 red, 229 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE5ED?: The complementary color is #EDD7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE5ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.