What color is #CEE4EE?

#CEE4EE is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Niagara Falls. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE4EE?

The RGB value is 206, 228, 238: 206 red, 228 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE4EE?

The complementary color is #EED8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE4EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE4EE color

#CEE4EE rgb(206, 228, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CEE4EE is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 89.4% green and 93.3% blue (206, 228, 238).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 48% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Niagara Falls (#CBE3EE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#CEE4EE color codes

HEX	`#CEE4EE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 228, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 89.4%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 48%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.29, -5.28, -7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.29, 9.03, 234.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.626, 74.78, 91.691)`
Decimal	`13559022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE4EE, 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 #CEE4EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE4EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	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 #CEE4EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee4ee; }
.text { color: #cee4ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee4ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 228 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee4ee, #ced4ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CEE4EE?: #CEE4EE is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Niagara Falls. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE4EE?: The RGB value is 206, 228, 238: 206 red, 228 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE4EE?: The complementary color is #EED8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE4EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.