What color is #CCE0DB?

#CCE0DB is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE0DB?

The RGB value is 204, 224, 219: 204 red, 224 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE0DB?

The complementary color is #E0CCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE0DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE0DB color

#CCE0DB rgb(204, 224, 219)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE0DB is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 87.8% green and 85.9% blue (204, 224, 219).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 24% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#CCE0DB color codes

HEX	`#CCE0DB`
RGB	`rgb(204, 224, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 87.8%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.61, -7.58, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.61, 7.58, 178.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.341, 71.262, 77.369)`
Decimal	`13426907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE0DB, 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 #CCE0DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE0DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #CCE0DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce0db; }
.text { color: #cce0db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce0db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 224 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce0db, #ccdbe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCE0DB?: #CCE0DB is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE0DB?: The RGB value is 204, 224, 219: 204 red, 224 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE0DB?: The complementary color is #E0CCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE0DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.