What color is #CFEADC?

#CFEADC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Splashdown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFEADC?

The RGB value is 207, 234, 220: 207 red, 234 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFEADC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFEADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFEADC color

#CFEADC rgb(207, 234, 220)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 91.8% green and 86.3% blue (207, 234, 220).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 39% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Splashdown (#D4E8D8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#CFEADC color codes

HEX	`#CFEADC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 234, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 91.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 39%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.45, -11.49, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.45, 12.1, 161.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.07, 77.277, 79.026)`
Decimal	`13626076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFEADC, 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 #CFEADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFEADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	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 #CFEADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfeadc; }
.text { color: #cfeadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfeadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 234 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfeadc, #cfeaea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CFEADC?: #CFEADC is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Splashdown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFEADC?: The RGB value is 207, 234, 220: 207 red, 234 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFEADC?: The complementary color is #EACFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFEADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.