What color is #CEF6E1?

#CEF6E1 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEF6E1?

The RGB value is 206, 246, 225: 206 red, 246 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEF6E1?

The complementary color is #F6CEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEF6E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEF6E1 color

#CEF6E1 rgb(206, 246, 225)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEF6E1 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 96.5% green and 88.2% blue (206, 246, 225).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 69% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#CEF6E1 color codes

HEX	`#CEF6E1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 246, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 96.5%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 69%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 16%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.65, -16.86, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.65, 17.84, 160.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.997, 84.468, 83.73)`
Decimal	`13563617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEF6E1, 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 #CEF6E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEF6E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #CEF6E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cef6e1; }
.text { color: #cef6e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cef6e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 246 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cef6e1, #cef6f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEF6E1?: #CEF6E1 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEF6E1?: The RGB value is 206, 246, 225: 206 red, 246 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEF6E1?: The complementary color is #F6CEE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEF6E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.