What color is #CEE1D8?

#CEE1D8 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE1D8?

The RGB value is 206, 225, 216: 206 red, 225 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE1D8?

The complementary color is #E1CED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE1D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE1D8 color

#CEE1D8 rgb(206, 225, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE1D8 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 88.2% green and 84.7% blue (206, 225, 216).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 24% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#CEE1D8 color codes

HEX	`#CEE1D8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 225, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 88.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 24%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.93, -8, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.93, 8.3, 164.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.771, 71.929, 75.424)`
Decimal	`13558232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE1D8, 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 #CEE1D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE1D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #CEE1D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee1d8; }
.text { color: #cee1d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee1d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 225 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee1d8, #cee1e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEE1D8?: #CEE1D8 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE1D8?: The RGB value is 206, 225, 216: 206 red, 225 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE1D8?: The complementary color is #E1CED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE1D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.