What color is #CEE4D1?

#CEE4D1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Splashdown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE4D1?

The RGB value is 206, 228, 209: 206 red, 228 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE4D1?

The complementary color is #E4CEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE4D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE4D1 color

#CEE4D1 rgb(206, 228, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE4D1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 89.4% green and 82% blue (206, 228, 209).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 29% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Splashdown (#D4E8D8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#CEE4D1 color codes

HEX	`#CEE4D1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 228, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 89.4%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 29%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.55, -10.79, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.55, 12.76, 147.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.703, 73.211, 71.032)`
Decimal	`13558993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE4D1, 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 #CEE4D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE4D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	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 #CEE4D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee4d1; }
.text { color: #cee4d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee4d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 228 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee4d1, #cee4dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEE4D1?: #CEE4D1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Splashdown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE4D1?: The RGB value is 206, 228, 209: 206 red, 228 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE4D1?: The complementary color is #E4CEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE4D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.