What color is #CFEAE6?

#CFEAE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFEAE6?

The RGB value is 207, 234, 230: 207 red, 234 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFEAE6?

The complementary color is #EACFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFEAE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFEAE6 color

#CFEAE6 rgb(207, 234, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CFEAE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 91.8% green and 90.2% blue (207, 234, 230).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 39% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#CFEAE6 color codes

HEX	`#CFEAE6`
RGB	`rgb(207, 234, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 91.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 39%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.7, -9.6, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.7, 9.65, 186.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.434, 77.823, 86.211)`
Decimal	`13626086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFEAE6, 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 #CFEAE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFEAE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	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 #CFEAE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfeae6; }
.text { color: #cfeae6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfeae6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 234 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfeae6, #cfe1ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CFEAE6?: #CFEAE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFEAE6?: The RGB value is 207, 234, 230: 207 red, 234 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFEAE6?: The complementary color is #EACFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFEAE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.