What color is #CEE5EB?

#CEE5EB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Northwind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE5EB?

The RGB value is 206, 229, 235: 206 red, 229 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE5EB?

The complementary color is #EBD4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE5EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE5EB color

#CEE5EB rgb(206, 229, 235)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEE5EB is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 89.8% green and 92.2% blue (206, 229, 235).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Northwind (#CEE5E9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#CEE5EB color codes

HEX	`#CEE5EB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 229, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 89.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 42%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.47, -6.39, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.47, 8.43, 220.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.465, 75.157, 89.481)`
Decimal	`13559275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE5EB, 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 #CEE5EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE5EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #CEE5EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee5eb; }
.text { color: #cee5eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee5eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 229 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee5eb, #ced7eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CEE5EB?: #CEE5EB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Northwind. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE5EB?: The RGB value is 206, 229, 235: 206 red, 229 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE5EB?: The complementary color is #EBD4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE5EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.