What color is #CEE4DD?

#CEE4DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE4DD?

The RGB value is 206, 228, 221: 206 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE4DD?

The complementary color is #E4CED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE4DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE4DD color

#CEE4DD rgb(206, 228, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE4DD is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 89.4% green and 86.7% blue (206, 228, 221).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 29% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#CEE4DD color codes

HEX	`#CEE4DD`
RGB	`rgb(206, 228, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 89.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 29%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.84, -8.59, 0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.84, 8.64, 173.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.245, 73.828, 79.153)`
Decimal	`13559005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE4DD, 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 #CEE4DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE4DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #CEE4DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee4dd; }
.text { color: #cee4dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee4dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 228 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee4dd, #cee0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEE4DD?: #CEE4DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE4DD?: The RGB value is 206, 228, 221: 206 red, 228 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE4DD?: The complementary color is #E4CED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE4DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.