What color is #CFEFFA?

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

What is the RGB value of #CFEFFA?

The RGB value is 207, 239, 250: 207 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFEFFA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFEFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFEFFA color

#CFEFFA rgb(207, 239, 250)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 93.7% green and 98% blue (207, 239, 250).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 81% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#CFEFFA color codes

HEX	`#CFEFFA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 239, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 93.7%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 81%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.53, -8.14, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.53, 11.98, 227.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.849, 81.899, 102.341)`
Decimal	`13627386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFEFFA, 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 #CFEFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFEFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	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 #CFEFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfeffa; }
.text { color: #cfeffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfeffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 239 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfeffa, #cfdafa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CFEFFA?: #CFEFFA is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFEFFA?: The RGB value is 207, 239, 250: 207 red, 239 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFEFFA?: The complementary color is #FADACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFEFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.