What color is #CEEFF9?

#CEEFF9 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEEFF9?

The RGB value is 206, 239, 249: 206 red, 239 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEEFF9?

The complementary color is #F9D8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEEFF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEEFF9 color

#CEEFF9 rgb(206, 239, 249)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEEFF9 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 93.7% green and 97.6% blue (206, 239, 249).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 78% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#CEEFF9 color codes

HEX	`#CEEFF9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 239, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 93.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 78%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.44, -8.65, -8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.44, 12.07, 224.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.414, 81.692, 101.504)`
Decimal	`13561849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEEFF9, 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 #CEEFF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEEFF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	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 #CEEFF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceeff9; }
.text { color: #ceeff9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceeff9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 239 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceeff9, #cedaf9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEEFF9?: #CEEFF9 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEEFF9?: The RGB value is 206, 239, 249: 206 red, 239 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEEFF9?: The complementary color is #F9D8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEEFF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.