What color is #CFE8AC?

#CFE8AC is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE8AC?

The RGB value is 207, 232, 172: 207 red, 232 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE8AC?

The complementary color is #C5ACE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE8AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE8AC color

#CFE8AC rgb(207, 232, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFE8AC is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 91% green and 67.5% blue (207, 232, 172).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 57% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#CFE8AC color codes

HEX	`#CFE8AC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 232, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 91%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 57%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.9, -18.45, 26.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.9, 32.32, 124.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.034, 73.957, 50.029)`
Decimal	`13625516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE8AC, 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 #CFE8AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE8AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #CFE8AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe8ac; }
.text { color: #cfe8ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe8ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 232 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe8ac, #b1e8ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CFE8AC?: #CFE8AC is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE8AC?: The RGB value is 207, 232, 172: 207 red, 232 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE8AC?: The complementary color is #C5ACE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE8AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.