What color is #CEEEE5?

#CEEEE5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEEEE5?

The RGB value is 206, 238, 229: 206 red, 238 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEEEE5?

The complementary color is #EECED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEEEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEEEE5 color

#CEEEE5 rgb(206, 238, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEEEE5 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 93.3% green and 89.8% blue (206, 238, 229).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 48% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Minty Fresh (#D2F2E7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.99:1).

#CEEEE5 color codes

HEX	`#CEEEE5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 238, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 93.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 48%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.65, -12.12, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.65, 12.15, 176.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.168, 79.926, 85.844)`
Decimal	`13561573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEEEE5, 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 #CEEEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEEEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.99:1	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 #CEEEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceeee5; }
.text { color: #ceeee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceeee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 238 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceeee5, #cee7ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEEEE5?: #CEEEE5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEEEE5?: The RGB value is 206, 238, 229: 206 red, 238 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEEEE5?: The complementary color is #EECED7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEEEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.