What color is #CCECE3?

#CCECE3 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 #CCECE3?

The RGB value is 204, 236, 227: 204 red, 236 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCECE3?

The complementary color is #ECCCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCECE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCECE3 color

#CCECE3 rgb(204, 236, 227)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCECE3 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 92.5% green and 89% blue (204, 236, 227).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 46% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minty Fresh (#D2F2E7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#CCECE3 color codes

HEX	`#CCECE3`
RGB	`rgb(204, 236, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 92.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 46%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.95, -12.14, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.95, 12.17, 176.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.759, 78.373, 84.163)`
Decimal	`13429987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCECE3, 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 #CCECE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCECE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #CCECE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccece3; }
.text { color: #ccece3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccece3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 236 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccece3, #cce5ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCECE3?: #CCECE3 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 #CCECE3?: The RGB value is 204, 236, 227: 204 red, 236 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCECE3?: The complementary color is #ECCCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCECE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.