What color is #CEE6E5?

#CEE6E5 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 #CEE6E5?

The RGB value is 206, 230, 229: 206 red, 230 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE6E5?

The complementary color is #E6CECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE6E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE6E5 color

#CEE6E5 rgb(206, 230, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEE6E5 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 90.2% green and 89.8% blue (206, 230, 229).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Teardrop (#D1EAEA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.07:1).

#CEE6E5 color codes

HEX	`#CEE6E5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 230, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 90.2%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.57, -8.08, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.57, 8.37, 195.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.89, 75.371, 85.085)`
Decimal	`13559525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE6E5, 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 #CEE6E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE6E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.07:1	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 #CEE6E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee6e5; }
.text { color: #cee6e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee6e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 230 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee6e5, #cedbe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEE6E5?: #CEE6E5 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 #CEE6E5?: The RGB value is 206, 230, 229: 206 red, 230 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE6E5?: The complementary color is #E6CECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE6E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.