What color is #CFE8DD?

#CFE8DD 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 #CFE8DD?

The RGB value is 207, 232, 221: 207 red, 232 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE8DD?

The complementary color is #E8CFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE8DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE8DD color

#CFE8DD rgb(207, 232, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFE8DD is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 91% green and 86.7% blue (207, 232, 221).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 35% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.24:1).

#CFE8DD color codes

HEX	`#CFE8DD`
RGB	`rgb(207, 232, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 91%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 35%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.95, -10.29, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.95, 10.6, 166.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.637, 76.198, 79.537)`
Decimal	`13625565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE8DD, 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 #CFE8DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE8DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.24:1	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 #CFE8DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe8dd; }
.text { color: #cfe8dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe8dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 232 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe8dd, #cfe6e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CFE8DD?: #CFE8DD 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 #CFE8DD?: The RGB value is 207, 232, 221: 207 red, 232 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE8DD?: The complementary color is #E8CFDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE8DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.