What color is #CEE9DA?

#CEE9DA 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 #CEE9DA?

The RGB value is 206, 233, 218: 206 red, 233 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE9DA?

The complementary color is #E9CEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE9DA color

#CEE9DA rgb(206, 233, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEE9DA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 91.4% green and 85.5% blue (206, 233, 218).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 38% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Splashdown (#D4E8D8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.29:1).

#CEE9DA color codes

HEX	`#CEE9DA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 233, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 91.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 38%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.07, -11.68, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.07, 12.44, 159.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.245, 76.46, 77.532)`
Decimal	`13560282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE9DA, 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 #CEE9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.29:1	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 #CEE9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee9da; }
.text { color: #cee9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 233 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee9da, #cee9e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEE9DA?: #CEE9DA 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 #CEE9DA?: The RGB value is 206, 233, 218: 206 red, 233 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE9DA?: The complementary color is #E9CEDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.29:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.