What color is #CEE7CA?

#CEE7CA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE7CA?

The RGB value is 206, 231, 202: 206 red, 231 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE7CA?

The complementary color is #E3CAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE7CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE7CA color

#CEE7CA rgb(206, 231, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE7CA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 90.6% green and 79.2% blue (206, 231, 202).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 38% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.91:1).

#CEE7CA color codes

HEX	`#CEE7CA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 231, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 90.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 13%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.18, -13.53, 11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.18, 17.67, 140)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.688, 74.537, 66.845)`
Decimal	`13559754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE7CA, 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 #CEE7CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE7CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.91:1	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 #CEE7CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee7ca; }
.text { color: #cee7ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee7ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 231 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee7ca, #cae7d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CEE7CA?: #CEE7CA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE7CA?: The RGB value is 206, 231, 202: 206 red, 231 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE7CA?: The complementary color is #E3CAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE7CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.