What color is #CFFFFF?

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

What is the RGB value of #CFFFFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #CFFFFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFFFFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.4:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFFFFF color

#CFFFFF rgb(207, 255, 255)

Shades of teal

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

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Mount Olympus (#D4FFFF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.4:1).

#CFFFFF color codes

HEX	`#CFFFFF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 255, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 100%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.82, -15.13, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.82, 15.94, 198.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.537, 92.003, 108.156)`
Decimal	`13631487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFFFFF, 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 #CFFFFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFFFFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.4:1	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 #CFFFFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfffff; }
.text { color: #cfffff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfffff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 255 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfffff, #cfe7ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CFFFFF?: #CFFFFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Mount Olympus. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFFFFF?: The RGB value is 207, 255, 255: 207 red, 255 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFFFFF?: The complementary color is #FFCFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFFFFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.4:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.