What color is #CEE2E5?

#CEE2E5 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE2E5?

The RGB value is 206, 226, 229: 206 red, 226 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE2E5?

The complementary color is #E5D1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE2E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE2E5 color

#CEE2E5 rgb(206, 226, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEE2E5 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 88.6% green and 89.8% blue (206, 226, 229).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 31% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Melting Point (#CBE1E4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#CEE2E5 color codes

HEX	`#CEE2E5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 226, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 88.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 31%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.53, -6.03, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.53, 7.09, 211.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.79, 73.171, 84.718)`
Decimal	`13558501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE2E5, 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 #CEE2E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE2E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	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 #CEE2E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee2e5; }
.text { color: #cee2e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee2e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 226 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee2e5, #ced7e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CEE2E5?: #CEE2E5 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE2E5?: The RGB value is 206, 226, 229: 206 red, 226 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE2E5?: The complementary color is #E5D1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE2E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.