What color is #CCE2F3?

#CCE2F3 is a very light, moderate azure known as Salty Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Salty Ice?

The RGB value is 204, 226, 243: 204 red, 226 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Salty Ice?

The complementary color is #F3DDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE2F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Salty Ice color: hex code #CCE2F3

#CCE2F3 rgb(204, 226, 243)

Shades of blue

Salty Ice has the hex code #CCE2F3. It is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 88.6% green and 95.3% blue (204, 226, 243).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 62% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

Salty Ice (#CCE2F3) color codes

HEX	`#CCE2F3`
RGB	`rgb(204, 226, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 88.6%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 62%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.78, -3.85, -10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.78, 11.4, 250.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.272, 73.7, 95.405)`
Decimal	`13427443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Salty Ice, 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 #CCE2F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE2F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #CCE2F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce2f3; }
.text { color: #cce2f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce2f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 226 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce2f3, #cccef3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

See #CCE2F3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CCE2F3?: #CCE2F3 is a very light, moderate azure known as Salty Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Salty Ice?: The RGB value is 204, 226, 243: 204 red, 226 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Salty Ice?: The complementary color is #F3DDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE2F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.