What color is #CCE7E7?

#CCE7E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Starship Tonic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE7E7?

The RGB value is 204, 231, 231: 204 red, 231 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE7E7?

The complementary color is #E7CCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE7E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE7E7 color

#CCE7E7 rgb(204, 231, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CCE7E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 90.6% green and 90.6% blue (204, 231, 231).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Starship Tonic (#CCE7E8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#CCE7E7 color codes

HEX	`#CCE7E7`
RGB	`rgb(204, 231, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 90.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.75, -8.84, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.75, 9.33, 198.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.898, 75.757, 86.631)`
Decimal	`13428711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE7E7, 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 #CCE7E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE7E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	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 #CCE7E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce7e7; }
.text { color: #cce7e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce7e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 231 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce7e7, #ccdae7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCE7E7?: #CCE7E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Starship Tonic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE7E7?: The RGB value is 204, 231, 231: 204 red, 231 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE7E7?: The complementary color is #E7CCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE7E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.15:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.