What color is #CEF0CC?

#CEF0CC is a very light, moderate green known as Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pastel Mint?

The RGB value is 206, 240, 204: 206 red, 240 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pastel Mint?

The complementary color is #EECCF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEF0CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pastel Mint color: hex code #CEF0CC

#CEF0CC rgb(206, 240, 204)

Shades of green

Pastel Mint has the hex code #CEF0CC. It is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 94.1% green and 80% blue (206, 240, 204).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 55% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC) color codes

HEX	`#CEF0CC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 240, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 94.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 55%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 15%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.6, -17.66, 13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.6, 22.38, 142.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.51, 79.8, 68.961)`
Decimal	`13562060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pastel Mint, 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 #CEF0CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEF0CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	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 #CEF0CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cef0cc; }
.text { color: #cef0cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cef0cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 240 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cef0cc, #ccf0dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

See #CEF0CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CEF0CC?: #CEF0CC is a very light, moderate green known as Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pastel Mint?: The RGB value is 206, 240, 204: 206 red, 240 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pastel Mint?: The complementary color is #EECCF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEF0CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.