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#CFE6EC Color

#CFE6EC is rgb(207, 230, 236) in RGB, hsl(192, 43%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFE6EC
HEX#CFE6EC
RGBrgb(207, 230, 236)
HSLhsl(192, 43%, 87%)
HSVhsv(192, 12%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91% 0.026 215.1)
LABlab(89.72% -6.98 -5.65)
LCHlch(89.72% 8.99 218.99)

What #CFE6EC 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 #CFE6EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 4.16Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 4.99Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.81Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 8.97Alice Blue#F0F8FFΔE 9.15Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 9.2

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

#CFE6EC Channel Values

How #CFE6EC 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 230 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 43% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 12% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFE6EC 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFE6EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFE6EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFE6EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFE6EC
Complementary
#ECD5D0
Analogous
#D0ECE4
Analogous
#D0D8EC
Triadic
#ECD0E6
Triadic
#E6ECD0
Split comp.
#ECD0D8
Split comp.
#ECE4D0

Tints & Shades of #CFE6EC

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

#D7EAEF
#DBECF0
#E2F0F3
#E5F2F5
#EDF6F8
#F0F7F9

Shades

#A4D0DB
#78B9C9
#4CA2B8
#3A8092
#295A66
#17333A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFE6EC.

How #CFE6EC 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#CFE6EC
Protanopia#E2E2EC
Protanomaly#DBE4EC
Deuteranopia#DFDFED
Deuteranomaly#D9E2EC
Tritanopia#CEE7E7
Tritanomaly#CEE6E9
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFE6EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfe6ec: #CFE6EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFE6EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfe6ec': '#CFE6EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.902, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_cfe6ec">#CFE6EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFE6EC"

More Teal Colors

#CFE6EC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CFE6EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFE6EC?

#CFE6EC is a lightest teal — rgb(207, 230, 236) in RGB and hsl(192, 43%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.16.

What is the RGB value of #CFE6EC?

#CFE6EC is rgb(207, 230, 236) — red 207, green 230, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFE6EC?

#CFE6EC converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFE6EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFE6EC scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFE6EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFE6EC 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 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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