What color is #CEEEEE?

#CEEEEE 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 #CEEEEE?

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

What is the complementary color of #CEEEEE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEEEEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEEEEE color

#CEEEEE rgb(206, 238, 238)

Shades of teal

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

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 48% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mint Chip (#CFEBEA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#CEEEEE color codes

HEX	`#CEEEEE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 238, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 93.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 48%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.88, -10.37, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.88, 10.94, 198.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.457, 80.442, 92.634)`
Decimal	`13561582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEEEEE, 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 #CEEEEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEEEEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #CEEEEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEEEEE?: #CEEEEE 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 #CEEEEE?: The RGB value is 206, 238, 238: 206 red, 238 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEEEEE?: The complementary color is #EECECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEEEEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.