What color is #CCE4E8?

#CCE4E8 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 #CCE4E8?

The RGB value is 204, 228, 232: 204 red, 228 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE4E8?

The complementary color is #E8D0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE4E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE4E8 color

#CCE4E8 rgb(204, 228, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CCE4E8 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 89.4% green and 91% blue (204, 228, 232).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 38% 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 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#CCE4E8 color codes

HEX	`#CCE4E8`
RGB	`rgb(204, 228, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 89.4%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.99, -7.11, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.99, 8.49, 213.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.207, 74.149, 87.1)`
Decimal	`13427944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE4E8, 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 #CCE4E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE4E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #CCE4E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce4e8; }
.text { color: #cce4e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce4e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 228 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce4e8, #ccd6e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCE4E8?: #CCE4E8 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 #CCE4E8?: The RGB value is 204, 228, 232: 204 red, 228 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE4E8?: The complementary color is #E8D0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE4E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.