What color is #CFF5F9?

#CFF5F9 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Vaporised. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFF5F9?

The RGB value is 207, 245, 249: 207 red, 245 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFF5F9?

The complementary color is #F9D3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFF5F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFF5F9 color

#CFF5F9 rgb(207, 245, 249)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CFF5F9 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 96.1% green and 97.6% blue (207, 245, 249).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 78% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Vaporised (#CBF4F8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#CFF5F9 color codes

HEX	`#CFF5F9`
RGB	`rgb(207, 245, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 96.1%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 78%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 2%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.06, -11.37, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.06, 12.86, 207.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.479, 85.408, 102.113)`
Decimal	`13628921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFF5F9, 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 #CFF5F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFF5F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	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 #CFF5F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cff5f9; }
.text { color: #cff5f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cff5f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 245 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cff5f9, #cfe0f9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CFF5F9?: #CFF5F9 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Vaporised. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFF5F9?: The RGB value is 207, 245, 249: 207 red, 245 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFF5F9?: The complementary color is #F9D3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFF5F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.