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#cfe2cf

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

RGB
207, 226, 207
HSL
120°, 25%, 85%
CMYK
8, 0, 8, 11
Luminance
0.7216

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cfe2cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cfe2cf
Hue
120°
green
Saturation
25%
soft
Lightness
85%
light
Brightness
89%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7216
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
59/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
15.43:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 6.8
Where it sits
Hue120° of 360°
Saturation25%
Lightness85%
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#cfe2cf
RGBrgb(207, 226, 207)
HSLhsl(120, 25%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 11%)
LABlab(88.0 -9.8 7.1)
LCHlch(88.0 12.1 144.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.893 0.033 145.3)
Decimal13624015
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.886 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cfe2cf;
background-color: #cfe2cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cfe2cf] bg-[#cfe2cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cfe2cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.886, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cfe2cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCFE2CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 226, 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 #cfe2cf · 15.43:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.36:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.43:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cfe2cf as text scores 1.36:1 on white and 15.43:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cfe2cf on white: 1.36:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cfe2cf on black: 15.43:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E3DECE
deuteranopia · #DFDCD0
tritanopia · #CDE1DC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cfe2cf 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.

#F6F9F6
#EDF3ED
#cfe2cf
#B9D5B9
#96C096
#73AB73
#5C995C
#4D7F4D
#3D663D
#2F4B2F
#1E2F1E
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F6F9F6Darkest = 950 · #1E2F1E
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F9F6;
  --brand-100: #EDF3ED;
  --brand-200: #cfe2cf;
  --brand-300: #B9D5B9;
  --brand-400: #96C096;
  --brand-500: #73AB73;
  --brand-600: #5C995C;
  --brand-700: #4D7F4D;
  --brand-800: #3D663D;
  --brand-900: #2F4B2F;
  --brand-950: #1E2F1E;
  --brand: #cfe2cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cfe2cf

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#F5F9F5
Tinted page background
Border#CCE0CC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#568F56
Captions on the surface
Accent#754884
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#304F30
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFF5EF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#152315
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 #cfe2cf

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#E2CFE2
Analogous left#D8E2CF
Analogous right#CFE2D8
Split-complement 1#D8CFE2
Split-complement 2#E2CFD8
Triadic 1#CFCFE2
Triadic 2#E2CFCF
Tetradic#CFD8E2

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green88.6%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.4%
Key (black)11.4%

Color previews

#cfe2cf text on a black background

contrast 15.43:1

Card sample

#cfe2cf text on a white background

contrast 1.36:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cfe2cf;
Background color
Panel with #cfe2cf background
background-color: #cfe2cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cfe2cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 226, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 226, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cfe2cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfe2cf, #CFE2DC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cfe2cf

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.

#cfe2cf 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.

#cfe2cf, answered

What color is #cfe2cf?

#cfe2cf is a light soft green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 6.8). It sits at 120° on the hue wheel with 25% saturation and 85% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #cfe2cf?

rgb(207, 226, 207) — 207 red, 226 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 88.6% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #cfe2cf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7216 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 15.43:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cfe2cf?

Black. It scores 15.43:1 against #cfe2cf, versus 1.36:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cfe2cf?

#E2CFE2 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D8CFE2 and #E2CFD8, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cfe2cf?

For interface work: #F5F9F5 as the surface, #CCE0CC for borders, #568F56 for secondary text, #754884 as an accent and #304F30 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D8E2CF and #CFE2D8 stays calm, while #E2CFE2 is the loudest partner.

What is #cfe2cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 11%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cfe2cf 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 #D6E2CF; nudged cooler, #CEE3D6.

Work with #cfe2cf in the Color Lab