What color is #CEECE7?

#CEECE7 is a very light, desaturated spring green known as Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spa?

The RGB value is 206, 236, 231: 206 red, 236 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spa?

The complementary color is #ECCED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEECE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spa color: hex code #CEECE7

#CEECE7 rgb(206, 236, 231)

Shades of teal

Spa has the hex code #CEECE7. It is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 92.5% green and 90.6% blue (206, 236, 231).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 44% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

Spa (#CEECE7) color codes

HEX	`#CEECE7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 236, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 92.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 44%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.18, -10.73, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.18, 10.77, 184.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.869, 78.881, 87.13)`
Decimal	`13561063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spa, 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 #CEECE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEECE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	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 #CEECE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceece7; }
.text { color: #ceece7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceece7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 236 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceece7, #cee2ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

See #CEECE7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CEECE7?: #CEECE7 is a very light, desaturated spring green known as Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spa?: The RGB value is 206, 236, 231: 206 red, 236 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spa?: The complementary color is #ECCED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEECE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.