What color is #CEE7E0?

#CEE7E0 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE7E0?

The RGB value is 206, 231, 224: 206 red, 231 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE7E0?

The complementary color is #E7CED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE7E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE7E0 color

#CEE7E0 rgb(206, 231, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE7E0 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 90.6% green and 87.8% blue (206, 231, 224).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 34% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#CEE7E0 color codes

HEX	`#CEE7E0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 231, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 90.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 34%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.7, -9.55, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.7, 9.57, 176.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.481, 75.654, 81.554)`
Decimal	`13559776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE7E0, 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 #CEE7E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE7E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #CEE7E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee7e0; }
.text { color: #cee7e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee7e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 231 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee7e0, #cee2e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEE7E0?: #CEE7E0 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE7E0?: The RGB value is 206, 231, 224: 206 red, 231 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE7E0?: The complementary color is #E7CED5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE7E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.