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#CFFAA3 Color

#CFFAA3 is rgb(207, 250, 163) in RGB, hsl(90, 90%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 35%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFFAA3
HEX#CFFAA3
RGBrgb(207, 250, 163)
HSLhsl(90, 90%, 81%)
HSVhsv(90, 35%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 35%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.5% 0.121 129.9)
LABlab(93.73% -25.16 37.07)
LCHlch(93.73% 44.80 124.17)

What #CFFAA3 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 #CFFAA3, 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.

#CFFAA3 Channel Values

How #CFFAA3 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 250 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 90% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 35% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFFAA3 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFFAA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFFAA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFFAA3; 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 #CFFAA3

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 #CFFAA3.

How #CFFAA3 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#CFFAA3
Protanopia#F3F3A3
Protanomaly#E6F6A3
Deuteranopia#EDEDA5
Deuteranomaly#E2F2A4
Tritanopia#DAF1F1
Tritanomaly#D6F5D6
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFFAA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cffaa3: #CFFAA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFFAA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cffaa3': '#CFFAA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.980, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_cffaa3">#CFFAA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFFAA3"

More Green Colors

#CFFAA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFFAA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFFAA3?

#CFFAA3 is a lightest green — rgb(207, 250, 163) in RGB and hsl(90, 90%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.87.

What is the RGB value of #CFFAA3?

#CFFAA3 is rgb(207, 250, 163) — red 207, green 250, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFFAA3?

#CFFAA3 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 35%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFFAA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFFAA3 scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFFAA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFFAA3 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 19.24, which is visibly different.

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