What color is #CEE5D8?

#CEE5D8 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 #CEE5D8?

The RGB value is 206, 229, 216: 206 red, 229 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE5D8?

The complementary color is #E5CEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE5D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE5D8 color

#CEE5D8 rgb(206, 229, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE5D8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 89.8% green and 84.7% blue (206, 229, 216).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 31% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% 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 15.82:1).

#CEE5D8 color codes

HEX	`#CEE5D8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 229, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 89.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 31%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.98, -10.03, 3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.98, 10.71, 159.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.865, 74.117, 75.788)`
Decimal	`13559256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE5D8, 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 #CEE5D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE5D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #CEE5D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee5d8; }
.text { color: #cee5d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee5d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 229 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee5d8, #cee5e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEE5D8?: #CEE5D8 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 #CEE5D8?: The RGB value is 206, 229, 216: 206 red, 229 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE5D8?: The complementary color is #E5CEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE5D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.