What color is #CCE3ED?

#CCE3ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Niagara Falls. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE3ED?

The RGB value is 204, 227, 237: 204 red, 227 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE3ED?

The complementary color is #EDD6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE3ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE3ED color

#CCE3ED rgb(204, 227, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CCE3ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 89% green and 92.9% blue (204, 227, 237).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 48% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Niagara Falls (#CBE3EE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#CCE3ED color codes

HEX	`#CCE3ED`
RGB	`rgb(204, 227, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 89%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 48%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.87, -5.59, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.87, 9.31, 233.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.653, 73.889, 90.802)`
Decimal	`13427693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE3ED, 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 #CCE3ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE3ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #CCE3ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce3ed; }
.text { color: #cce3ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce3ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 227 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce3ed, #ccd3ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CCE3ED?: #CCE3ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Niagara Falls. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE3ED?: The RGB value is 204, 227, 237: 204 red, 227 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE3ED?: The complementary color is #EDD6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE3ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.