What color is #CCE2BD?

#CCE2BD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE2BD?

The RGB value is 204, 226, 189: 204 red, 226 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE2BD?

The complementary color is #D3BDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE2BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE2BD color

#CCE2BD rgb(204, 226, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE2BD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 88.6% green and 74.1% blue (204, 226, 189).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 39% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#CCE2BD color codes

HEX	`#CCE2BD`
RGB	`rgb(204, 226, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 88.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 39%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 16%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 16%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.44, -13.9, 15.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.44, 20.95, 131.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.282, 70.904, 58.591)`
Decimal	`13427389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE2BD, 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 #CCE2BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE2BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #CCE2BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce2bd; }
.text { color: #cce2bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce2bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 226 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce2bd, #bde2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CCE2BD?: #CCE2BD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE2BD?: The RGB value is 204, 226, 189: 204 red, 226 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE2BD?: The complementary color is #D3BDE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE2BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.