What color is #CFEBFC?

#CFEBFC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFEBFC?

The RGB value is 207, 235, 252: 207 red, 235 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFEBFC?

The complementary color is #FCE0CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFEBFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFEBFC color

#CFEBFC rgb(207, 235, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFEBFC is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 92.2% green and 98.8% blue (207, 235, 252).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 88% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Freezing Vapour (#D4E9F5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#CFEBFC color codes

HEX	`#CFEBFC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 235, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 92.2%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 88%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 18%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.55, -5.69, -11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.55, 12.64, 243.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.007, 79.708, 103.615)`
Decimal	`13626364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFEBFC, 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 #CFEBFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFEBFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	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 #CFEBFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfebfc; }
.text { color: #cfebfc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfebfc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 235 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfebfc, #cfd4fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CFEBFC?: #CFEBFC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Freezing Vapour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFEBFC?: The RGB value is 207, 235, 252: 207 red, 235 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFEBFC?: The complementary color is #FCE0CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFEBFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.