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#cfdcd3

a light, soft green · cool · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
207, 220, 211
HSL
139°, 16%, 84%
CMYK
6, 0, 4, 14
Luminance
0.6915

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cfdcd3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cfdcd3
Hue
139°
green
Saturation
16%
soft
Lightness
84%
light
Brightness
86%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6915
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
59/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
14.83:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 7.7
Where it sits
Hue139° of 360°
Saturation16%
Lightness84%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool59% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cfdcd3
RGBrgb(207, 220, 211)
HSLhsl(139, 16%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 14%)
LABlab(86.6 -6.0 2.9)
LCHlch(86.6 6.7 154.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.882 0.018 155.8)
Decimal13622483
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.863 0.827)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cfdcd3;
background-color: #cfdcd3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cfdcd3] bg-[#cfdcd3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cfdcd3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.863, blue: 0.827)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cfdcd3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCFDCD3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(211, 220, 207)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cfdcd3 · 14.83:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.42:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.83:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cfdcd3 as text scores 1.42:1 on white and 14.83:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cfdcd3 on white: 1.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cfdcd3 on black: 14.83:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DCDAD3
deuteranopia · #D9D8D3
tritanopia · #CDDCD9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cfdcd3 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F8F7
#EEF2EF
#cfdcd3
#BED0C4
#9EB8A6
#7DA088
#678E73
#567660
#455E4D
#34463A
#212C24
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F6F8F7Darkest = 950 · #212C24
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F8F7;
  --brand-100: #EEF2EF;
  --brand-200: #cfdcd3;
  --brand-300: #BED0C4;
  --brand-400: #9EB8A6;
  --brand-500: #7DA088;
  --brand-600: #678E73;
  --brand-700: #567660;
  --brand-800: #455E4D;
  --brand-900: #34463A;
  --brand-950: #212C24;
  --brand: #cfdcd3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cfdcd3

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F6F9F7
Tinted page background
Border#D0DDD4
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#61856C
Captions on the surface
Accent#7B5178
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#364A3C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F0F4F1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#18201A
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cfdcd3

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DCCFD8
Analogous left#D1DCCF
Analogous right#CFDCD9
Split-complement 1#D9CFDC
Split-complement 2#DCCFD1
Triadic 1#D3CFDC
Triadic 2#DCD3CF
Tetradic#CFD1DC

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green86.3%
Blue82.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan5.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow4.1%
Key (black)13.7%

Color previews

#cfdcd3 text on a black background

contrast 14.83:1

Card sample

#cfdcd3 text on a white background

contrast 1.42:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cfdcd3;
Background color
Panel with #cfdcd3 background
background-color: #cfdcd3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cfdcd3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 220, 211, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 220, 211, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cfdcd3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfdcd3, #CFDCDC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cfdcd3

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cfdcd3 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#cfdcd3, answered

What color is #cfdcd3?

#cfdcd3 is a light soft green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 7.7). It sits at 139° on the hue wheel with 16% saturation and 84% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #cfdcd3?

rgb(207, 220, 211) — 207 red, 220 green and 211 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 86.3% / 82.7% by channel.

Is #cfdcd3 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6915 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 14.83:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cfdcd3?

Black. It scores 14.83:1 against #cfdcd3, versus 1.42:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cfdcd3?

#DCCFD8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D9CFDC and #DCCFD1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cfdcd3?

For interface work: #F6F9F7 as the surface, #D0DDD4 for borders, #61856C for secondary text, #7B5178 as an accent and #364A3C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D1DCCF and #CFDCD9 stays calm, while #DCCFD8 is the loudest partner.

What is #cfdcd3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 14%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cfdcd3 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 59 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D0DCCF; nudged cooler, #CEDDD8.

Work with #cfdcd3 in the Color Lab