What color is #CEDEBE?

#CEDEBE 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 #CEDEBE?

The RGB value is 206, 222, 190: 206 red, 222 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDEBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEDEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDEBE color

#CEDEBE rgb(206, 222, 190)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 87.1% green and 74.5% blue (206, 222, 190).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#CEDEBE color codes

HEX	`#CEDEBE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 222, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 87.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.54, -11.03, 13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.54, 17.74, 128.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.868, 69.082, 58.833)`
Decimal	`13557438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDEBE, 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 #CEDEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #CEDEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedebe; }
.text { color: #cedebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 222 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedebe, #bedebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #CEDEBE?: #CEDEBE 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 #CEDEBE?: The RGB value is 206, 222, 190: 206 red, 222 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDEBE?: The complementary color is #CEBEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.