What color is #CFF9EB?

#CFF9EB is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Candied Snow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFF9EB?

The RGB value is 207, 249, 235: 207 red, 249 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFF9EB?

The complementary color is #F9CFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFF9EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.4:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFF9EB color

#CFF9EB rgb(207, 249, 235)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFF9EB is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 97.6% green and 92.2% blue (207, 249, 235).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 78% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Candied Snow (#D8FFF3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.4:1).

#CFF9EB color codes

HEX	`#CFF9EB`
RGB	`rgb(207, 249, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 97.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 78%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 6%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.74, -16.13, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.74, 16.28, 172.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.599, 87.013, 91.446)`
Decimal	`13629931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFF9EB, 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 #CFF9EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFF9EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.4:1	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 #CFF9EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cff9eb; }
.text { color: #cff9eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cff9eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 249 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cff9eb, #cff2f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CFF9EB?: #CFF9EB is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Candied Snow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFF9EB?: The RGB value is 207, 249, 235: 207 red, 249 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFF9EB?: The complementary color is #F9CFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFF9EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.4:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.