What color is #CCE1D9?

#CCE1D9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE1D9?

The RGB value is 204, 225, 217: 204 red, 225 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE1D9?

The complementary color is #E1CCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE1D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE1D9 color

#CCE1D9 rgb(204, 225, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE1D9 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 88.2% green and 85.1% blue (204, 225, 217).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 26% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#CCE1D9 color codes

HEX	`#CCE1D9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 225, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 88.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 26%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.82, -8.47, 1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.82, 8.61, 169.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.349, 71.697, 76.081)`
Decimal	`13427161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE1D9, 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 #CCE1D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE1D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	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 #CCE1D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce1d9; }
.text { color: #cce1d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce1d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 225 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce1d9, #ccdfe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CCE1D9?: #CCE1D9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE1D9?: The RGB value is 204, 225, 217: 204 red, 225 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE1D9?: The complementary color is #E1CCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE1D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.