What color is #CCE9E5?

#CCE9E5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE9E5?

The RGB value is 204, 233, 229: 204 red, 233 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE9E5?

The complementary color is #E9CCD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE9E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE9E5 color

#CCE9E5 rgb(204, 233, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CCE9E5 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 91.4% green and 89.8% blue (204, 233, 229).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 40% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Polar Expedition (#C9E7E3), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#CCE9E5 color codes

HEX	`#CCE9E5`
RGB	`rgb(204, 233, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 91.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 40%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.22, -10.24, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.22, 10.32, 187.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.18, 76.771, 85.34)`
Decimal	`13429221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE9E5, 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 #CCE9E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE9E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	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 #CCE9E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce9e5; }
.text { color: #cce9e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce9e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 233 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce9e5, #ccdee9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCE9E5?: #CCE9E5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE9E5?: The RGB value is 204, 233, 229: 204 red, 233 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE9E5?: The complementary color is #E9CCD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE9E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.