What color is #CEE1DF?

#CEE1DF is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE1DF?

The RGB value is 206, 225, 223: 206 red, 225 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE1DF?

The complementary color is #E1CED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE1DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE1DF color

#CEE1DF rgb(206, 225, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEE1DF is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 88.2% green and 87.5% blue (206, 225, 223).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 24% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#CEE1DF color codes

HEX	`#CEE1DF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 225, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 88.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 24%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.11, -6.68, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.11, 6.78, 190.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.695, 72.299, 80.292)`
Decimal	`13558239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE1DF, 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 #CEE1DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE1DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	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 #CEE1DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee1df; }
.text { color: #cee1df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee1df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 225 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee1df, #cedae1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEE1DF?: #CEE1DF is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE1DF?: The RGB value is 206, 225, 223: 206 red, 225 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE1DF?: The complementary color is #E1CED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE1DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.