What color is #CFE7DE?

#CFE7DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE7DE?

The RGB value is 207, 231, 222: 207 red, 231 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE7DE?

The complementary color is #E7CFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE7DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE7DE color

#CFE7DE rgb(207, 231, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFE7DE is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 90.6% green and 87.1% blue (207, 231, 222).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 33% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#CFE7DE color codes

HEX	`#CFE7DE`
RGB	`rgb(207, 231, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 90.6%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 33%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.72, -9.6, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.72, 9.75, 170.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.49, 75.69, 80.147)`
Decimal	`13625310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE7DE, 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 #CFE7DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE7DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #CFE7DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe7de; }
.text { color: #cfe7de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe7de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 231 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe7de, #cfe4e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CFE7DE?: #CFE7DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE7DE?: The RGB value is 207, 231, 222: 207 red, 231 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE7DE?: The complementary color is #E7CFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE7DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.