What color is #CEE5E9?

#CEE5E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan known as Northwind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Northwind?

The RGB value is 206, 229, 233: 206 red, 229 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Northwind?

The complementary color is #E9D2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE5E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Northwind color: hex code #CEE5E9

#CEE5E9 rgb(206, 229, 233)

Shades of teal

Northwind has the hex code #CEE5E9. It is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 89.8% green and 91.4% blue (206, 229, 233).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 38% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

Northwind (#CEE5E9) color codes

HEX	`#CEE5E9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 229, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 89.8%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 38%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.41, -6.79, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.41, 8.16, 213.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.177, 75.042, 87.968)`
Decimal	`13559273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Northwind, 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 #CEE5E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE5E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	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 #CEE5E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee5e9; }
.text { color: #cee5e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee5e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 229 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee5e9, #ced8e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

See #CEE5E9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CEE5E9?: #CEE5E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan known as Northwind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Northwind?: The RGB value is 206, 229, 233: 206 red, 229 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Northwind?: The complementary color is #E9D2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE5E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.