What color is #CCE2E1?

#CCE2E1 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE2E1?

The RGB value is 204, 226, 225: 204 red, 226 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE2E1?

The complementary color is #E2CCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE2E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE2E1 color

#CCE2E1 rgb(204, 226, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CCE2E1 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 88.6% green and 88.2% blue (204, 226, 225).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 27% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#CCE2E1 color codes

HEX	`#CCE2E1`
RGB	`rgb(204, 226, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 88.6%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 27%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.29, -7.46, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.29, 7.72, 194.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.686, 72.665, 81.785)`
Decimal	`13427425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE2E1, 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 #CCE2E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE2E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	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 #CCE2E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce2e1; }
.text { color: #cce2e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce2e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 226 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce2e1, #ccd8e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCE2E1?: #CCE2E1 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE2E1?: The RGB value is 204, 226, 225: 204 red, 226 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE2E1?: The complementary color is #E2CCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE2E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.