What color is #CEE4E3?

#CEE4E3 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE4E3?

The RGB value is 206, 228, 227: 206 red, 228 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE4E3?

The complementary color is #E4CECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE4E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE4E3 color

#CEE4E3 rgb(206, 228, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEE4E3 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 89.4% green and 89% blue (206, 228, 227).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 29% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#CEE4E3 color codes

HEX	`#CEE4E3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 228, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 89.4%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 29%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.99, -7.45, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.99, 7.71, 194.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.059, 74.154, 83.438)`
Decimal	`13559011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE4E3, 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 #CEE4E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE4E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #CEE4E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee4e3; }
.text { color: #cee4e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee4e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 228 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee4e3, #cedae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEE4E3?: #CEE4E3 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE4E3?: The RGB value is 206, 228, 227: 206 red, 228 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE4E3?: The complementary color is #E4CECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE4E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.