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#CEF8D3 Color

#CEF8D3 is rgb(206, 248, 211) in RGB, hsl(127, 75%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEF8D3
HEX#CEF8D3
RGBrgb(206, 248, 211)
HSLhsl(127, 75%, 89%)
HSVhsv(127, 17%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(94% 0.066 148.3)
LABlab(93.87% -19.17 13.16)
LCHlch(93.87% 23.25 145.52)

What #CEF8D3 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 #CEF8D3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 7.18Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 8.16Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 10.03Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.85Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.07Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.2

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

#CEF8D3 Channel Values

How #CEF8D3 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 248 · B 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 75% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 17% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 17.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEF8D3 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEF8D3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEF8D3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEF8D3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEF8D3
Complementary
#F8CEF3
Analogous
#DEF8CE
Analogous
#CEF8E8
Triadic
#D3CEF8
Triadic
#F8D3CE
Split comp.
#E8CEF8
Split comp.
#F8CEDE

Tints & Shades of #CEF8D3

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

#D2F9D7
#DBFADF
#E0FBE3
#E4FBE7
#E9FCEB
#F2FDF3

Shades

#98F0A3
#63E972
#2DE142
#19B32B
#127D1E
#0A4711

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEF8D3.

How #CEF8D3 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#CEF8D3
Protanopia#F2F2D3
Protanomaly#E4F4D3
Deuteranopia#EBEBD4
Deuteranomaly#E0F0D4
Tritanopia#D3F4F4
Tritanomaly#D1F5E7
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEF8D3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cef8d3: #CEF8D3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEF8D3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cef8d3': '#CEF8D3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.973, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_cef8d3">#CEF8D3</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEF8D3"

More Green Colors

#CEF8D3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CEF8D3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEF8D3?

#CEF8D3 is a lightest green — rgb(206, 248, 211) in RGB and hsl(127, 75%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.18.

What is the RGB value of #CEF8D3?

#CEF8D3 is rgb(206, 248, 211) — red 206, green 248, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEF8D3?

#CEF8D3 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEF8D3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEF8D3 scores 1.17:1 against white and 17.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEF8D3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEF8D3 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 15.11, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.