What color is #CEE6D4?

#CEE6D4 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 #CEE6D4?

The RGB value is 206, 230, 212: 206 red, 230 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE6D4?

The complementary color is #E6CEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE6D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE6D4 color

#CEE6D4 rgb(206, 230, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE6D4 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 90.2% green and 83.1% blue (206, 230, 212).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Splashdown (#D4E8D8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#CEE6D4 color codes

HEX	`#CEE6D4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 230, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 90.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 8%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.14, -11.27, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.14, 12.8, 151.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.632, 74.468, 73.191)`
Decimal	`13559508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE6D4, 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 #CEE6D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE6D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	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 #CEE6D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee6d4; }
.text { color: #cee6d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee6d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 230 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee6d4, #cee6e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEE6D4?: #CEE6D4 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 #CEE6D4?: The RGB value is 206, 230, 212: 206 red, 230 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE6D4?: The complementary color is #E6CEE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE6D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.