What color is #CEE1D5?

#CEE1D5 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE1D5?

The RGB value is 206, 225, 213: 206 red, 225 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE1D5?

The complementary color is #E1CEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE1D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE1D5 color

#CEE1D5 rgb(206, 225, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE1D5 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 88.2% green and 83.5% blue (206, 225, 213).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 24% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#CEE1D5 color codes

HEX	`#CEE1D5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 225, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 88.2%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 24%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 5%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.86, -8.55, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.86, 9.32, 156.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.387, 71.776, 73.4)`
Decimal	`13558229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE1D5, 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 #CEE1D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE1D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	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 #CEE1D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee1d5; }
.text { color: #cee1d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee1d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 225 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee1d5, #cee1df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEE1D5?: #CEE1D5 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE1D5?: The RGB value is 206, 225, 213: 206 red, 225 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE1D5?: The complementary color is #E1CEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE1D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.