What color is #CFE6E4?

#CFE6E4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Queen of Waves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE6E4?

The RGB value is 207, 230, 228: 207 red, 230 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE6E4?

The complementary color is #E6CFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE6E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE6E4 color

#CFE6E4 rgb(207, 230, 228)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CFE6E4 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 90.2% green and 89.4% blue (207, 230, 228).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 32% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Waves (#D2EAEA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#CFE6E4 color codes

HEX	`#CFE6E4`
RGB	`rgb(207, 230, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 90.2%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 32%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.61, -7.95, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.61, 8.11, 191.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.029, 75.459, 84.365)`
Decimal	`13625060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE6E4, 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 #CFE6E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE6E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #CFE6E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe6e4; }
.text { color: #cfe6e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe6e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 230 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe6e4, #cfdce6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CFE6E4?: #CFE6E4 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Queen of Waves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE6E4?: The RGB value is 207, 230, 228: 207 red, 230 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE6E4?: The complementary color is #E6CFD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE6E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.