What color is #CEDDC0?

#CEDDC0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDDC0?

The RGB value is 206, 221, 192: 206 red, 221 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDDC0?

The complementary color is #CFC0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDDC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDDC0 color

#CEDDC0 rgb(206, 221, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEDDC0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 86.7% green and 75.3% blue (206, 221, 192).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 30% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#CEDDC0 color codes

HEX	`#CEDDC0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 221, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 86.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 30%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.33, -10.19, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.33, 16.16, 129.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.823, 68.64, 59.904)`
Decimal	`13557184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDDC0, 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 #CEDDC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDDC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #CEDDC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceddc0; }
.text { color: #ceddc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceddc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 221 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceddc0, #c0ddc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #CEDDC0?: #CEDDC0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDDC0?: The RGB value is 206, 221, 192: 206 red, 221 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDDC0?: The complementary color is #CFC0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDDC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.