What color is #CCE1CE?

#CCE1CE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE1CE?

The RGB value is 204, 225, 206: 204 red, 225 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE1CE?

The complementary color is #E1CCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE1CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE1CE color

#CCE1CE rgb(204, 225, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE1CE is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 88.2% green and 80.8% blue (204, 225, 206).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 26% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#CCE1CE color codes

HEX	`#CCE1CE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 225, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 88.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 26%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.55, -10.49, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.55, 12.57, 146.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.965, 71.143, 68.795)`
Decimal	`13427150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE1CE, 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 #CCE1CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE1CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #CCE1CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce1ce; }
.text { color: #cce1ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce1ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 225 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce1ce, #cce1d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CCE1CE?: #CCE1CE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE1CE?: The RGB value is 204, 225, 206: 204 red, 225 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE1CE?: The complementary color is #E1CCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE1CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.