What color is #CCE8E1?

#CCE8E1 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE8E1?

The RGB value is 204, 232, 225: 204 red, 232 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE8E1?

The complementary color is #E8CCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE8E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE8E1 color

#CCE8E1 rgb(204, 232, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CCE8E1 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 91% green and 88.2% blue (204, 232, 225).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 38% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#CCE8E1 color codes

HEX	`#CCE8E1`
RGB	`rgb(204, 232, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 91%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.85, -10.51, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.85, 10.51, 178.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.346, 75.985, 82.338)`
Decimal	`13428961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE8E1, 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 #CCE8E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE8E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	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 #CCE8E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce8e1; }
.text { color: #cce8e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce8e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 232 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce8e1, #cce1e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCE8E1?: #CCE8E1 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE8E1?: The RGB value is 204, 232, 225: 204 red, 232 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE8E1?: The complementary color is #E8CCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE8E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.