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#CFEDE8 Color

#CFEDE8 is rgb(207, 237, 232) in RGB, hsl(170, 45%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFEDE8
HEX#CFEDE8
RGBrgb(207, 237, 232)
HSLhsl(170, 45%, 87%)
HSVhsv(170, 13%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(92.3% 0.032 184.5)
LABlab(91.45% -10.88 -1.06)
LCHlch(91.45% 10.93 185.56)

What #CFEDE8 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 #CFEDE8, 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.

#CFEDE8 Channel Values

How #CFEDE8 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 237 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 45% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 13% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.24:1 vs white · 16.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFEDE8 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFEDE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFEDE8; 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 #CFEDE8

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 #CFEDE8.

How #CFEDE8 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#CFEDE8
Protanopia#E8E8E8
Protanomaly#DFEAE8
Deuteranopia#E4E4E9
Deuteranomaly#DCE7E8
Tritanopia#D0ECEC
Tritanomaly#CFEDEB
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

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Using #CFEDE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfede8: #CFEDE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFEDE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfede8': '#CFEDE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.929, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_cfede8">#CFEDE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFEDE8"

More Teal Colors

#CFEDE8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFEDE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFEDE8?

#CFEDE8 is a lightest teal — rgb(207, 237, 232) in RGB and hsl(170, 45%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #CFEDE8?

#CFEDE8 is rgb(207, 237, 232) — red 207, green 237, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFEDE8?

#CFEDE8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFEDE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFEDE8 scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFEDE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFEDE8 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 6.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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