What color is #CCE3E6?

#CCE3E6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE3E6?

The RGB value is 204, 227, 230: 204 red, 227 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE3E6?

The complementary color is #E6CFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE3E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.7:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE3E6 color

#CCE3E6 rgb(204, 227, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CCE3E6 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 89% green and 90.2% blue (204, 227, 230).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Melting Point (#CBE1E4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.7:1).

#CCE3E6 color codes

HEX	`#CCE3E6`
RGB	`rgb(204, 227, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 89%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 1%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.68, -6.99, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.68, 8.08, 210.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.65, 73.487, 85.521)`
Decimal	`13427686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE3E6, 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 #CCE3E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE3E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.7:1	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 #CCE3E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce3e6; }
.text { color: #cce3e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce3e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 227 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce3e6, #ccd6e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCE3E6?: #CCE3E6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE3E6?: The RGB value is 204, 227, 230: 204 red, 227 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE3E6?: The complementary color is #E6CFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE3E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.7:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.