What color is #CEF9D8?

#CEF9D8 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEF9D8?

The RGB value is 206, 249, 216: 206 red, 249 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEF9D8?

The complementary color is #F9CEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEF9D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEF9D8 color

#CEF9D8 rgb(206, 249, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEF9D8 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 97.6% green and 84.7% blue (206, 249, 216).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 78% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.17:1).

#CEF9D8 color codes

HEX	`#CEF9D8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 249, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 97.6%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 78%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.24, -19.97, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.24, 22.95, 150.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.721, 85.829, 77.74)`
Decimal	`13564376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEF9D8, 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 #CEF9D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEF9D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.17:1	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 #CEF9D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cef9d8; }
.text { color: #cef9d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cef9d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 249 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cef9d8, #cef9ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CEF9D8?: #CEF9D8 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEF9D8?: The RGB value is 206, 249, 216: 206 red, 249 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEF9D8?: The complementary color is #F9CEEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEF9D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.17:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.