What color is #CEEDD8?

#CEEDD8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEEDD8?

The RGB value is 206, 237, 216: 206 red, 237 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEEDD8?

The complementary color is #EDCEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEEDD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEEDD8 color

#CEEDD8 rgb(206, 237, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEEDD8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 92.9% green and 84.7% blue (206, 237, 216).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 46% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#CEEDD8 color codes

HEX	`#CEEDD8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 237, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 92.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 46%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.07, -14.05, 6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.07, 15.6, 154.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.13, 78.647, 76.543)`
Decimal	`13561304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEEDD8, 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 #CEEDD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEEDD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	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 #CEEDD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceedd8; }
.text { color: #ceedd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceedd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 237 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceedd8, #ceede8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEEDD8?: #CEEDD8 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEEDD8?: The RGB value is 206, 237, 216: 206 red, 237 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEEDD8?: The complementary color is #EDCEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEEDD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.