What color is #CCE8BE?

#CCE8BE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE8BE?

The RGB value is 204, 232, 190: 204 red, 232 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE8BE?

The complementary color is #DABEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE8BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE8BE color

#CCE8BE rgb(204, 232, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE8BE is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 91% green and 74.5% blue (204, 232, 190).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 48% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#CCE8BE color codes

HEX	`#CCE8BE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 232, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 91%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 48%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 18%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 18%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.05, -16.73, 17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.05, 24.14, 133.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.051, 74.268, 59.718)`
Decimal	`13428926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE8BE, 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 #CCE8BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE8BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #CCE8BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce8be; }
.text { color: #cce8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce8be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 232 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce8be, #bee8c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CCE8BE?: #CCE8BE is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE8BE?: The RGB value is 204, 232, 190: 204 red, 232 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE8BE?: The complementary color is #DABEE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE8BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.