What color is #CEEDE8?

#CEEDE8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEEDE8?

The RGB value is 206, 237, 232: 206 red, 237 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEEDE8?

The complementary color is #EDCED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEEDE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEEDE8 color

#CEEDE8 rgb(206, 237, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEEDE8 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 92.9% green and 91% blue (206, 237, 232).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 46% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

#CEEDE8 color codes

HEX	`#CEEDE8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 237, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 92.9%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 46%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.47, -11.04, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.47, 11.09, 185.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.3, 79.515, 87.972)`
Decimal	`13561320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEEDE8, 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 #CEEDE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEEDE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	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 #CEEDE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceede8; }
.text { color: #ceede8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceede8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 237 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceede8, #cee3ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEEDE8?: #CEEDE8 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEEDE8?: The RGB value is 206, 237, 232: 206 red, 237 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEEDE8?: The complementary color is #EDCED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEEDE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.