What color is #CFE6E2?

#CFE6E2 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE6E2?

The RGB value is 207, 230, 226: 207 red, 230 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE6E2?

The complementary color is #E6CFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE6E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE6E2 color

#CFE6E2 rgb(207, 230, 226)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CFE6E2 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 90.2% green and 88.6% blue (207, 230, 226).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 32% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#CFE6E2 color codes

HEX	`#CFE6E2`
RGB	`rgb(207, 230, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 90.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 32%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.56, -8.33, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.56, 8.36, 184.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.753, 75.349, 82.911)`
Decimal	`13625058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE6E2, 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 #CFE6E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE6E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	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 #CFE6E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe6e2; }
.text { color: #cfe6e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe6e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 230 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe6e2, #cfdfe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CFE6E2?: #CFE6E2 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE6E2?: The RGB value is 207, 230, 226: 207 red, 230 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE6E2?: The complementary color is #E6CFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE6E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.