What color is #CEE1C8?

#CEE1C8 is a very light, desaturated green known as Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Endive?

The RGB value is 206, 225, 200: 206 red, 225 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Endive?

The complementary color is #DBC8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE1C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Endive color: hex code #CEE1C8

#CEE1C8 rgb(206, 225, 200)

Shades of green

Endive has the hex code #CEE1C8. It is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 88.2% green and 78.4% blue (206, 225, 200).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 29% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

Endive (#CEE1C8) color codes

HEX	`#CEE1C8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 225, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 88.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 29%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.55, -10.86, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.55, 14.82, 137.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.802, 71.142, 65.055)`
Decimal	`13558216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Endive, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CEE1C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE1C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CEE1C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee1c8; }
.text { color: #cee1c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee1c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 225 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee1c8, #c8e1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

See #CEE1C8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CEE1C8?: #CEE1C8 is a very light, desaturated green known as Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Endive?: The RGB value is 206, 225, 200: 206 red, 225 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Endive?: The complementary color is #DBC8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE1C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.