What color is #CCE2E7?

#CCE2E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Northwind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE2E7?

The RGB value is 204, 226, 231: 204 red, 226 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE2E7?

The complementary color is #E7D1CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE2E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE2E7 color

#CCE2E7 rgb(204, 226, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CCE2E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 88.6% green and 90.6% blue (204, 226, 231).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Northwind (#CEE5E9), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#CCE2E7 color codes

HEX	`#CCE2E7`
RGB	`rgb(204, 226, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 88.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.45, -6.28, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.45, 7.98, 218.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.519, 72.998, 86.171)`
Decimal	`13427431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE2E7, 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 #CCE2E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE2E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #CCE2E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce2e7; }
.text { color: #cce2e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce2e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 226 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce2e7, #ccd5e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CCE2E7?: #CCE2E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Northwind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE2E7?: The RGB value is 204, 226, 231: 204 red, 226 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE2E7?: The complementary color is #E7D1CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE2E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.