What color is #CEE4C7?

#CEE4C7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE4C7?

The RGB value is 206, 228, 199: 206 red, 228 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE4C7?

The complementary color is #DDC7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE4C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE4C7 color

#CEE4C7 rgb(206, 228, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE4C7 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 89.4% green and 78% blue (206, 228, 199).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 35% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#CEE4C7 color codes

HEX	`#CEE4C7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 228, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 89.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 35%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.32, -12.54, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.32, 17.16, 136.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.504, 72.732, 64.715)`
Decimal	`13558983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE4C7, 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 #CEE4C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE4C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #CEE4C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee4c7; }
.text { color: #cee4c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee4c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 228 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee4c7, #c7e4cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEE4C7?: #CEE4C7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE4C7?: The RGB value is 206, 228, 199: 206 red, 228 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE4C7?: The complementary color is #DDC7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE4C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.