What color is #CEE6A6?

#CEE6A6 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE6A6?

The RGB value is 206, 230, 166: 206 red, 230 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE6A6?

The complementary color is #BEA6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE6A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE6A6 color

#CEE6A6 rgb(206, 230, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE6A6 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 90.2% green and 65.1% blue (206, 230, 166).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 56% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#CEE6A6 color codes

HEX	`#CEE6A6`
RGB	`rgb(206, 230, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 90.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 56%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 28%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.19, -18.69, 28.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.19, 34.2, 123.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.633, 72.468, 46.863)`
Decimal	`13559462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE6A6, 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 #CEE6A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE6A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #CEE6A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee6a6; }
.text { color: #cee6a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee6a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 230 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee6a6, #aee6a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CEE6A6?: #CEE6A6 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE6A6?: The RGB value is 206, 230, 166: 206 red, 230 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE6A6?: The complementary color is #BEA6E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE6A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.