What color is #CCF5EA?

#CCF5EA is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCF5EA?

The RGB value is 204, 245, 234: 204 red, 245 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCF5EA?

The complementary color is #F5CCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCF5EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCF5EA color

#CCF5EA rgb(204, 245, 234)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCF5EA is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 96.1% green and 91.8% blue (204, 245, 234).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 67% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#CCF5EA color codes

HEX	`#CCF5EA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 245, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 96.1%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 67%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 17%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.49, -15.28, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.49, 15.31, 176.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.402, 84.081, 90.241)`
Decimal	`13432298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCF5EA, 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 #CCF5EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCF5EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #CCF5EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccf5ea; }
.text { color: #ccf5ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccf5ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 245 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccf5ea, #ccecf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCF5EA?: #CCF5EA is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCF5EA?: The RGB value is 204, 245, 234: 204 red, 245 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCF5EA?: The complementary color is #F5CCD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCF5EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.