What color is #CEE9E7?

#CEE9E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mint Chip. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEE9E7?

The RGB value is 206, 233, 231: 206 red, 233 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEE9E7?

The complementary color is #E9CED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEE9E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEE9E7 color

#CEE9E7 rgb(206, 233, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEE9E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 91.4% green and 90.6% blue (206, 233, 231).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 38% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mint Chip (#CFEBEA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#CEE9E7 color codes

HEX	`#CEE9E7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 233, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 91.4%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 38%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.4, -9.21, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.4, 9.44, 192.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.013, 77.168, 86.845)`
Decimal	`13560295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEE9E7, 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 #CEE9E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEE9E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	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 #CEE9E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cee9e7; }
.text { color: #cee9e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cee9e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 233 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cee9e7, #cedee9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEE9E7?: #CEE9E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Mint Chip. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEE9E7?: The RGB value is 206, 233, 231: 206 red, 233 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEE9E7?: The complementary color is #E9CED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEE9E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.