What color is #CEE3A7?

#CEE3A7 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE3A7?

The RGB value is 206, 227, 167: 206 red, 227 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE3A7?

The complementary color is #BCA7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE3A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE3A7 color

#CEE3A7 rgb(206, 227, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE3A7 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 89% green and 65.5% blue (206, 227, 167).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 52% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#CEE3A7 color codes

HEX	`#CEE3A7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 227, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 89%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 52%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 26%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.41, -17.07, 27.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.41, 32, 122.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.897, 70.85, 47.072)`
Decimal	`13558695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE3A7, 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 #CEE3A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE3A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #CEE3A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee3a7; }
.text { color: #cee3a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee3a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 227 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee3a7, #b0e3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CEE3A7?: #CEE3A7 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE3A7?: The RGB value is 206, 227, 167: 206 red, 227 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE3A7?: The complementary color is #BCA7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE3A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.