What color is #CFEAD9?

#CFEAD9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Silky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFEAD9?

The RGB value is 207, 234, 217: 207 red, 234 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFEAD9?

The complementary color is #EACFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFEAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFEAD9 color

#CFEAD9 rgb(207, 234, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFEAD9 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 91.8% green and 85.1% blue (207, 234, 217).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 39% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Silky Mint (#D7ECD9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#CFEAD9 color codes

HEX	`#CFEAD9`
RGB	`rgb(207, 234, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 91.8%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 39%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.38, -12.04, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.38, 13.14, 156.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.677, 77.12, 76.952)`
Decimal	`13626073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFEAD9, 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 #CFEAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFEAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	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 #CFEAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfead9; }
.text { color: #cfead9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfead9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 234 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfead9, #cfeae6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CFEAD9?: #CFEAD9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Silky Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFEAD9?: The RGB value is 207, 234, 217: 207 red, 234 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFEAD9?: The complementary color is #EACFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFEAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.