What color is #CCE2DA?

#CCE2DA 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 #CCE2DA?

The RGB value is 204, 226, 218: 204 red, 226 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE2DA?

The complementary color is #E2CCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE2DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE2DA color

#CCE2DA rgb(204, 226, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE2DA is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 88.6% green and 85.5% blue (204, 226, 218).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 27% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#CCE2DA color codes

HEX	`#CCE2DA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 226, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 88.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 27%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.11, -8.79, 1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.11, 8.91, 170.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.75, 72.291, 76.858)`
Decimal	`13427418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE2DA, 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 #CCE2DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE2DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	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 #CCE2DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce2da; }
.text { color: #cce2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce2da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 226 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce2da, #ccdfe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCE2DA?: #CCE2DA 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 #CCE2DA?: The RGB value is 204, 226, 218: 204 red, 226 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE2DA?: The complementary color is #E2CCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE2DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.