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#CEF2EB Color

#CEF2EB is rgb(206, 242, 235) in RGB, hsl(168, 58%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEF2EB
HEX#CEF2EB
RGBrgb(206, 242, 235)
HSLhsl(168, 58%, 88%)
HSVhsv(168, 15%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.039 182.4)
LABlab(92.76% -13.10 -0.73)
LCHlch(92.76% 13.12 183.19)

What #CEF2EB 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 #CEF2EB, 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.

#CEF2EB Channel Values

How #CEF2EB 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 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 58% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 15% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEF2EB 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEF2EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEF2EB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CEF2EB

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 #CEF2EB.

How #CEF2EB 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#CEF2EB
Protanopia#ECECEB
Protanomaly#E1EFEB
Deuteranopia#E7E7EC
Deuteranomaly#DDEBEC
Tritanopia#CFF1F1
Tritanomaly#CFF1EF
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEF2EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cef2eb: #CEF2EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEF2EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cef2eb': '#CEF2EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.949, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_cef2eb">#CEF2EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEF2EB"

More Green Colors

#CEF2EB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEF2EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEF2EB?

#CEF2EB is a lightest green — rgb(206, 242, 235) in RGB and hsl(168, 58%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.85.

What is the RGB value of #CEF2EB?

#CEF2EB is rgb(206, 242, 235) — red 206, green 242, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEF2EB?

#CEF2EB converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEF2EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEF2EB scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEF2EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEF2EB 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 lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 6.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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