What color is #CCE0CB?

#CCE0CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE0CB?

The RGB value is 204, 224, 203: 204 red, 224 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE0CB?

The complementary color is #DFCBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE0CB color

#CCE0CB rgb(204, 224, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE0CB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 87.8% green and 79.6% blue (204, 224, 203).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 25% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#CCE0CB color codes

HEX	`#CCE0CB`
RGB	`rgb(204, 224, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 87.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 25%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.22, -10.51, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.22, 13.22, 142.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.335, 70.46, 66.804)`
Decimal	`13426891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE0CB, 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 #CCE0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #CCE0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce0cb; }
.text { color: #cce0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 224 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce0cb, #cbe0d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CCE0CB?: #CCE0CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE0CB?: The RGB value is 204, 224, 203: 204 red, 224 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE0CB?: The complementary color is #DFCBE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.