What color is #CFF9D6?

#CFF9D6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFF9D6?

The RGB value is 207, 249, 214: 207 red, 249 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFF9D6?

The complementary color is #F9CFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFF9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFF9D6 color

#CFF9D6 rgb(207, 249, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFF9D6 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 97.6% green and 83.9% blue (207, 249, 214).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 78% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#CFF9D6 color codes

HEX	`#CFF9D6`
RGB	`rgb(207, 249, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 97.6%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 78%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.26, -20, 12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.26, 23.52, 148.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.742, 85.87, 76.4)`
Decimal	`13629910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFF9D6, 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 #CFF9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFF9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #CFF9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cff9d6; }
.text { color: #cff9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cff9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 249 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cff9d6, #cff9eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CFF9D6?: #CFF9D6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFF9D6?: The RGB value is 207, 249, 214: 207 red, 249 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFF9D6?: The complementary color is #F9CFF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFF9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.