What color is #CCE2CB?

#CCE2CB 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 #CCE2CB?

The RGB value is 204, 226, 203: 204 red, 226 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE2CB?

The complementary color is #E1CBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE2CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE2CB color

#CCE2CB rgb(204, 226, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE2CB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 88.6% green and 79.6% blue (204, 226, 203).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 28% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#CCE2CB color codes

HEX	`#CCE2CB`
RGB	`rgb(204, 226, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 88.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 28%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.75, -11.52, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.75, 14.48, 142.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.876, 71.541, 66.985)`
Decimal	`13427403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE2CB, 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 #CCE2CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE2CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #CCE2CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce2cb; }
.text { color: #cce2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce2cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 226 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce2cb, #cbe2d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CCE2CB?: #CCE2CB 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 #CCE2CB?: The RGB value is 204, 226, 203: 204 red, 226 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE2CB?: The complementary color is #E1CBE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE2CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.