What color is #CCFFE5?

#CCFFE5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mint Coffee. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCFFE5?

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

What is the complementary color of #CCFFE5?

The complementary color is #FFCCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCFFE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCFFE5 color

#CCFFE5 rgb(204, 255, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCFFE5 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 100% green and 89.8% blue (204, 255, 229).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Mint Coffee (#CCFFEE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19:1).

#CCFFE5 color codes

HEX	`#CCFFE5`
RGB	`rgb(204, 255, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 100%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96, -21.14, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96, 22.31, 161.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.801, 90.012, 87.547)`
Decimal	`13434853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCFFE5, 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 #CCFFE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCFFE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19:1	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 #CCFFE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccffe5; }
.text { color: #ccffe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccffe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 255 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccffe5, #ccfffe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #CCFFE5?: #CCFFE5 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mint Coffee. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCFFE5?: The RGB value is 204, 255, 229: 204 red, 255 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCFFE5?: The complementary color is #FFCCE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCFFE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.