What color is #CEFDF9?

#CEFDF9 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEFDF9?

The RGB value is 206, 253, 249: 206 red, 253 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEFDF9?

The complementary color is #FDCED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEFDF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEFDF9 color

#CEFDF9 rgb(206, 253, 249)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEFDF9 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 99.2% green and 97.6% blue (206, 253, 249).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 92% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Ice (#D6FFFA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.04:1).

#CEFDF9 color codes

HEX	`#CEFDF9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 253, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 99.2%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 92%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 19%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.08, -15.66, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.08, 15.95, 190.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.673, 90.209, 102.924)`
Decimal	`13565433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEFDF9, 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 #CEFDF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEFDF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.04:1	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 #CEFDF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cefdf9; }
.text { color: #cefdf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cefdf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 253 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cefdf9, #ceeafd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEFDF9?: #CEFDF9 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEFDF9?: The RGB value is 206, 253, 249: 206 red, 253 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEFDF9?: The complementary color is #FDCED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEFDF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.04:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.