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#CFE228 Color

#CFE228 is rgb(207, 226, 40) in RGB, hsl(66, 76%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 82%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFE228
HEX#CFE228
RGBrgb(207, 226, 40)
HSLhsl(66, 76%, 52%)
HSVhsv(66, 82%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 82%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.19 115.9)
LABlab(86.27% -21.69 78.13)
LCHlch(86.27% 81.08 105.51)

What #CFE228 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 #CFE228, 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.

#CFE228 Channel Values

How #CFE228 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 207 · G 226 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 76% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 82% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFE228 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFE228

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFE228; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CFE228

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 #CFE228.

How #CFE228 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#CFE228
Protanopia#DFDF29
Protanomaly#D9E028
Deuteranopia#DCDC2C
Deuteranomaly#D7DE2A
Tritanopia#DCD5D5
Tritanomaly#D7DAAB
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFE228 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfe228: #CFE228;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFE228;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfe228': '#CFE228' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.886, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_cfe228">#CFE228</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFE228"

More Green Colors

#CFE228 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFE228 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFE228?

#CFE228 is a mid-tone green — rgb(207, 226, 40) in RGB and hsl(66, 76%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.23.

What is the RGB value of #CFE228?

#CFE228 is rgb(207, 226, 40) — red 207, green 226, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFE228?

#CFE228 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 82%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFE228 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFE228 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFE228 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFE228 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 19.41, which is visibly different.

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