What color is #CCE9DC?

#CCE9DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE9DC?

The RGB value is 204, 233, 220: 204 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE9DC?

The complementary color is #E9CCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE9DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE9DC color

#CCE9DC rgb(204, 233, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE9DC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 91.4% green and 86.3% blue (204, 233, 220).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 40% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Minty Fresh (#D2F2E7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#CCE9DC color codes

HEX	`#CCE9DC`
RGB	`rgb(204, 233, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 91.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 40%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.99, -11.96, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.99, 12.36, 165.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.956, 76.281, 78.892)`
Decimal	`13429212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE9DC, 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 #CCE9DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE9DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	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 #CCE9DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce9dc; }
.text { color: #cce9dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce9dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 233 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce9dc, #cce8e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CCE9DC?: #CCE9DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE9DC?: The RGB value is 204, 233, 220: 204 red, 233 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE9DC?: The complementary color is #E9CCD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE9DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.