What color is #CFE6EC?

#CFE6EC is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE6EC?

The RGB value is 207, 230, 236: 207 red, 230 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE6EC?

The complementary color is #ECD5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE6EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE6EC color

#CFE6EC rgb(207, 230, 236)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CFE6EC is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 90.2% green and 92.5% blue (207, 230, 236).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 43% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cold (#D2EAF1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#CFE6EC color codes

HEX	`#CFE6EC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 230, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 90.2%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 43%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.82, -6.39, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.82, 8.42, 220.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.166, 75.914, 90.349)`
Decimal	`13625068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE6EC, 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 #CFE6EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE6EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	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 #CFE6EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe6ec; }
.text { color: #cfe6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe6ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 230 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe6ec, #cfd8ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CFE6EC?: #CFE6EC is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE6EC?: The RGB value is 207, 230, 236: 207 red, 230 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE6EC?: The complementary color is #ECD5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE6EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.