What color is #CFFFAE?

#CFFFAE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFFFAE?

The RGB value is 207, 255, 174: 207 red, 255 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFFFAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFFFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.57:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFFFAE color

#CFFFAE rgb(207, 255, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFFFAE is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 100% green and 68.2% blue (207, 255, 174).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lime Mist (#DDFFAA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.57:1).

#CFFFAE color codes

HEX	`#CFFFAE`
RGB	`rgb(207, 255, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 100%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 32%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 32%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.09, -29.2, 33.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.09, 44.72, 130.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.131, 87.84, 53.349)`
Decimal	`13631406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFFFAE, 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 #CFFFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFFFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.57:1	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 #CFFFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfffae; }
.text { color: #cfffae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfffae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 255 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfffae, #aeffb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #CFFFAE?: #CFFFAE is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Lime Mist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFFFAE?: The RGB value is 207, 255, 174: 207 red, 255 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFFFAE?: The complementary color is #DEAEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFFFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.57:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.