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#CEF2DD Color

#CEF2DD is rgb(206, 242, 221) in RGB, hsl(145, 58%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEF2DD
HEX#CEF2DD
RGBrgb(206, 242, 221)
HSLhsl(145, 58%, 88%)
HSVhsv(145, 15%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(93% 0.047 159.8)
LABlab(92.47% -15.09 6.07)
LCHlch(92.47% 16.27 158.10)

What #CEF2DD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CEF2DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CEF2DD Channel Values

How #CEF2DD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 206 · G 242 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 58% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 15% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEF2DD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEF2DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEF2DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEF2DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CEF2DD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEF2DD.

How #CEF2DD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CEF2DD
Protanopia#ECECDD
Protanomaly#E1EFDD
Deuteranopia#E7E7DE
Deuteranomaly#DDEBDE
Tritanopia#D1EFEF
Tritanomaly#D0F0E8
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEF2DD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cef2dd: #CEF2DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEF2DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cef2dd': '#CEF2DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.949, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_cef2dd">#CEF2DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEF2DD"

More Green Colors

#CEF2DD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEF2DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEF2DD?

#CEF2DD is a lightest green — rgb(206, 242, 221) in RGB and hsl(145, 58%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.48.

What is the RGB value of #CEF2DD?

#CEF2DD is rgb(206, 242, 221) — red 206, green 242, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEF2DD?

#CEF2DD converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEF2DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEF2DD scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEF2DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEF2DD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 10.09, which is visibly different.

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