What color is #CCE4DE?

#CCE4DE 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 #CCE4DE?

The RGB value is 204, 228, 222: 204 red, 228 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE4DE?

The complementary color is #E4CCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE4DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE4DE color

#CCE4DE rgb(204, 228, 222)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE4DE is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 89.4% green and 87.1% blue (204, 228, 222).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 31% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.72:1).

#CCE4DE color codes

HEX	`#CCE4DE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 228, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 89.4%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 31%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.73, -9.05, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.73, 9.06, 178.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.827, 73.597, 79.831)`
Decimal	`13427934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE4DE, 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 #CCE4DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE4DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.72:1	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 #CCE4DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce4de; }
.text { color: #cce4de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce4de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 228 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce4de, #ccdee4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCE4DE?: #CCE4DE 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 #CCE4DE?: The RGB value is 204, 228, 222: 204 red, 228 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE4DE?: The complementary color is #E4CCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE4DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.