What color is #CEE6E4?

#CEE6E4 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Teardrop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE6E4?

The RGB value is 206, 230, 228: 206 red, 230 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE6E4?

The complementary color is #E6CED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE6E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE6E4 color

#CEE6E4 rgb(206, 230, 228)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEE6E4 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 90.2% green and 89.4% blue (206, 230, 228).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Teardrop (#D1EAEA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#CEE6E4 color codes

HEX	`#CEE6E4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 230, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 90.2%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.54, -8.27, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.54, 8.45, 191.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.751, 75.316, 84.352)`
Decimal	`13559524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE6E4, 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 #CEE6E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE6E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	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 #CEE6E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee6e4; }
.text { color: #cee6e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee6e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 230 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee6e4, #cedce6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEE6E4?: #CEE6E4 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Teardrop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE6E4?: The RGB value is 206, 230, 228: 206 red, 230 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE6E4?: The complementary color is #E6CED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE6E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.