Palettes / Colors / #CFF6CB

#CFF6CB — Pale Green

#CFF6CB is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CFF6CB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CFF6CB is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F2CBF6; it also sits naturally between #E5F6CB and #CBF6DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 96% · Blue 80%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 4%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CFF6CB

.text { color: #CFF6CB; }
.background { background-color: #CFF6CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFF6CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 246, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(114, 70%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFF6CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 246, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFF6CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 246, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFF6CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFF6CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2CBF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFF6CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFF6CB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CFF6CB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFF6CB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFF6CB?

#CFF6CB is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 207, 246, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFF6CB?

#CFF6CB is RGB 207, 246, 203 — HSL 114°, 70%, 88% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 17%, 4%.

What colors go with #CFF6CB?

Its complement is #F2CBF6; analogous partners are #E5F6CB and #CBF6DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFF6CB for text?

Black text on #CFF6CB has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.