What color is #CEEFED?

#CEEFED is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEEFED?

The RGB value is 206, 239, 237: 206 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEEFED?

The complementary color is #EFCED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEEFED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEEFED color

#CEEFED rgb(206, 239, 237)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEEFED is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 93.7% green and 92.9% blue (206, 239, 237).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 51% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#CEEFED color codes

HEX	`#CEEFED`
RGB	`rgb(206, 239, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 93.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 51%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.12, -11.07, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.12, 11.38, 193.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.602, 80.967, 91.96)`
Decimal	`13561837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEEFED, 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 #CEEFED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEEFED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	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 #CEEFED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceefed; }
.text { color: #ceefed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceefed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 239 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceefed, #cee1ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEEFED?: #CEEFED is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEEFED?: The RGB value is 206, 239, 237: 206 red, 239 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEEFED?: The complementary color is #EFCED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEEFED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.