What color is #CFF5FF?

#CFF5FF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFF5FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #CFF5FF?

The complementary color is #FFD9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFF5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFF5FF color

#CFF5FF rgb(207, 245, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CFF5FF is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 96.1% green and 100% blue (207, 245, 255).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#CFF5FF color codes

HEX	`#CFF5FF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 245, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 96.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 4%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.22, -10.14, -8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.22, 13.48, 221.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.43, 85.788, 107.12)`
Decimal	`13628927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFF5FF, 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 #CFF5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFF5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	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 #CFF5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cff5ff; }
.text { color: #cff5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cff5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 245 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cff5ff, #cfddff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CFF5FF?: #CFF5FF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFF5FF?: The RGB value is 207, 245, 255: 207 red, 245 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFF5FF?: The complementary color is #FFD9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFF5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.16:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.