What color is #CEE0D4?

#CEE0D4 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE0D4?

The RGB value is 206, 224, 212: 206 red, 224 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE0D4?

The complementary color is #E0CEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE0D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE0D4 color

#CEE0D4 rgb(206, 224, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE0D4 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 87.8% green and 83.1% blue (206, 224, 212).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 22% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#CEE0D4 color codes

HEX	`#CEE0D4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 224, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 87.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 22%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.58, -8.22, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.58, 9.06, 155.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.991, 71.186, 72.644)`
Decimal	`13557972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE0D4, 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 #CEE0D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE0D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #CEE0D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee0d4; }
.text { color: #cee0d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee0d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 224 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee0d4, #cee0dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEE0D4?: #CEE0D4 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE0D4?: The RGB value is 206, 224, 212: 206 red, 224 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE0D4?: The complementary color is #E0CEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE0D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.