#CFFAFE color
The swatch above shows #CFFAFE with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#CFFAFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the CSS named color lightcyan (#E0FFFF).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: cyan-100. That means you can write bg-cyan-100 or text-cyan-100 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #CFFAFE |
| RGB | rgb(207, 250, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 96%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 13630206 |
| CSS | color: #CFFAFE; |
| Android | 0xFFCFFAFE |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.980, blue: 0.996, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #CFFAFE | 1.12:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #CFFAFE | 18.76:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #CFFAFE
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #CFFAFE and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #CFFAFE
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #CFFAFE in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #CFFAFE; background-color: #CFFAFE; }
.element { color: rgb(207 250 254); }
.element { color: hsl(185 96% 90%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-cyan-100 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #CFFAFE;Frequently asked questions
What color is #CFFAFE?
#CFFAFE is a very light, vivid cyan. Its hue sits at 185° on the color wheel, with 96% saturation and 90% lightness.
What is #CFFAFE in RGB?
#CFFAFE converts to rgb(207, 250, 254) — 207 red, 250 green and 254 blue.
What is #CFFAFE in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #CFFAFE be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (18.76:1 versus 1.12:1).
What is the complementary color of #CFFAFE?
#FED1CD — the hue directly opposite #CFFAFE on the color wheel.