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#CFEBED Color

#CFEBED is rgb(207, 235, 237) in RGB, hsl(184, 45%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 1%, 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 3.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFEBED
HEX#CFEBED
RGBrgb(207, 235, 237)
HSLhsl(184, 45%, 87%)
HSVhsv(184, 13%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92% 0.03 201.9)
LABlab(91.04% -9.20 -4.25)
LCHlch(91.04% 10.14 204.76)

What #CFEBED 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 #CFEBED, 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 teal in the library.

#CFEBED Channel Values

How #CFEBED 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 235 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 45% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 13% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFEBED 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFEBED

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

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 #CFEBED.

How #CFEBED 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#CFEBED
Protanopia#E7E7ED
Protanomaly#DEE8ED
Deuteranopia#E2E2EE
Deuteranomaly#DBE6ED
Tritanopia#CFEBEB
Tritanomaly#CFEBEC
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFEBED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfebed: #CFEBED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFEBED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfebed': '#CFEBED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.922, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cfebed">#CFEBED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFEBED"

More Teal Colors

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

#CFEBED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFEBED?

#CFEBED is a lightest teal — rgb(207, 235, 237) in RGB and hsl(184, 45%, 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 3.75.

What is the RGB value of #CFEBED?

#CFEBED is rgb(207, 235, 237) — red 207, green 235, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFEBED?

#CFEBED converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFEBED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFEBED scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFEBED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFEBED 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 6.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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