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#cffcb0

a light, electric green · neutral · closest name: Pale Green

RGB
207, 252, 176
HSL
96°, 93%, 84%
CMYK
18, 0, 30, 1
Luminance
0.8602

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cffcb0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cffcb0
Hue
96°
green
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
84%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
91%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8602
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
52/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.20:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 7.8
Where it sits
Hue96° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness84%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool52% cool

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

Every format

HEX#cffcb0
RGBrgb(207, 252, 176)
HSLhsl(96, 93%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 1%)
LABlab(94.3 -27.5 31.8)
LCHlch(94.3 42.1 130.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.941 0.109 133.1)
Decimal13630640
Display P3color(display-p3 0.812 0.988 0.690)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cffcb0;
background-color: #cffcb0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cffcb0] bg-[#cffcb0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cffcb0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.812, green: 0.988, blue: 0.690)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cffcb0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCFFCB0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(176, 252, 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 #cffcb0 · 18.20:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.15:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.20:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cffcb0 as text scores 1.15:1 on white and 18.20:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cffcb0 on white: 1.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cffcb0 on black: 18.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF1AB
deuteranopia · #FBEDB4
tritanopia · #D0F6E8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cffcb0 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.

#F6FDF2
#EEFBE4
#cffcb0
#BDFB93
#9DF95D
#7CF727
#66EC09
#55C507
#449D06
#347109
#204706
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F6FDF2Darkest = 950 · #204706
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6FDF2;
  --brand-100: #EEFBE4;
  --brand-200: #cffcb0;
  --brand-300: #BDFB93;
  --brand-400: #9DF95D;
  --brand-500: #7CF727;
  --brand-600: #66EC09;
  --brand-700: #55C507;
  --brand-800: #449D06;
  --brand-900: #347109;
  --brand-950: #204706;
  --brand: #cffcb0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cffcb0

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#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#6B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#4502CA
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#357B05
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F0FEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1B2414
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 #cffcb0

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • 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#DDB0FC
Analogous left#F5FCB0
Analogous right#B0FCB7
Split-complement 1#B7B0FC
Split-complement 2#FCB0F5
Triadic 1#B0CFFC
Triadic 2#FCB0CF
Tetradic#B0F5FC

RGB percentages

Red81.2%
Green98.8%
Blue69.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow30.2%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#cffcb0 text on a black background

contrast 18.20:1

Card sample

#cffcb0 text on a white background

contrast 1.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cffcb0;
Background color
Panel with #cffcb0 background
background-color: #cffcb0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cffcb0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(207, 252, 176, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(207, 252, 176, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cffcb0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cffcb0, #B0FCC4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cffcb0

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.

#cffcb0 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

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#cffcb0, answered

What color is #cffcb0?

#cffcb0 is a light electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 7.8). It sits at 96° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 84% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #cffcb0?

rgb(207, 252, 176) — 207 red, 252 green and 176 blue out of 255, or 81.2% / 98.8% / 69% by channel.

Is #cffcb0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8602 and perceived brightness is 91%, so black text on it reaches 18.20:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cffcb0?

Black. It scores 18.20:1 against #cffcb0, versus 1.15:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cffcb0?

#DDB0FC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B7B0FC and #FCB0F5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cffcb0?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D2EDC0 for borders, #6B9B4B for secondary text, #4502CA as an accent and #357B05 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F5FCB0 and #B0FCB7 stays calm, while #DDB0FC is the loudest partner.

What is #cffcb0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #cffcb0 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 52 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EBFCB0; nudged cooler, #B2FDAF.

Work with #cffcb0 in the Color Lab