What color is #CCE8B9?

#CCE8B9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE8B9?

The RGB value is 204, 232, 185: 204 red, 232 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE8B9?

The complementary color is #D5B9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE8B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE8B9 color

#CCE8B9 rgb(204, 232, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE8B9 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 91% green and 72.5% blue (204, 232, 185).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 51% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#CCE8B9 color codes

HEX	`#CCE8B9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 232, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 91%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 51%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 20%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.95, -17.53, 19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.95, 26.49, 131.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.514, 74.053, 56.89)`
Decimal	`13428921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE8B9, 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 #CCE8B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE8B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	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 #CCE8B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce8b9; }
.text { color: #cce8b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce8b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 232 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce8b9, #b9e8bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CCE8B9?: #CCE8B9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE8B9?: The RGB value is 204, 232, 185: 204 red, 232 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE8B9?: The complementary color is #D5B9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE8B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.