What color is #CCEDE7?

#CCEDE7 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 #CCEDE7?

The RGB value is 204, 237, 231: 204 red, 237 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCEDE7?

The complementary color is #EDCCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCEDE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCEDE7 color

#CCEDE7 rgb(204, 237, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CCEDE7 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 92.9% green and 90.6% blue (204, 237, 231).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 48% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.84:1).

#CCEDE7 color codes

HEX	`#CCEDE7`
RGB	`rgb(204, 237, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 92.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 48%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.31, -11.87, -0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.31, 11.89, 183.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.606, 79.174, 87.201)`
Decimal	`13430247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCEDE7, 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 #CCEDE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCEDE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.84:1	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 #CCEDE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccede7; }
.text { color: #ccede7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccede7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 237 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccede7, #cce3ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCEDE7?: #CCEDE7 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 #CCEDE7?: The RGB value is 204, 237, 231: 204 red, 237 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCEDE7?: The complementary color is #EDCCD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCEDE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.