What color is #CCE6CB?

#CCE6CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE6CB?

The RGB value is 204, 230, 203: 204 red, 230 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE6CB?

The complementary color is #E5CBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE6CB color

#CCE6CB rgb(204, 230, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE6CB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 90.2% green and 79.6% blue (204, 230, 203).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#CCE6CB color codes

HEX	`#CCE6CB`
RGB	`rgb(204, 230, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 90.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.8, -13.54, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.8, 17, 142.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.976, 73.742, 67.351)`
Decimal	`13428427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE6CB, 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 #CCE6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #CCE6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce6cb; }
.text { color: #cce6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 230 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce6cb, #cbe6d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CCE6CB?: #CCE6CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE6CB?: The RGB value is 204, 230, 203: 204 red, 230 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE6CB?: The complementary color is #E5CBE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.