What color is #CEF1FF?

#CEF1FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEF1FF?

The RGB value is 206, 241, 255: 206 red, 241 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEF1FF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEF1FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEF1FF color

#CEF1FF rgb(206, 241, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CEF1FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 94.5% green and 100% blue (206, 241, 255).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#CEF1FF color codes

HEX	`#CEF1FF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 241, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 94.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.12, -8.42, -10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.12, 13.47, 231.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.954, 83.25, 106.708)`
Decimal	`13562367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEF1FF, 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 #CEF1FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEF1FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	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 #CEF1FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cef1ff; }
.text { color: #cef1ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cef1ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 241 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cef1ff, #ced9ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CEF1FF?: #CEF1FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEF1FF?: The RGB value is 206, 241, 255: 206 red, 241 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEF1FF?: The complementary color is #FFDCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEF1FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.