What color is #CEFFFE?

#CEFFFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Mount Olympus. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEFFFE?

The RGB value is 206, 255, 254: 206 red, 255 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEFFFE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEFFFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEFFFE color

#CEFFFE rgb(206, 255, 254)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CEFFFE is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 100% green and 99.6% blue (206, 255, 254).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Mount Olympus (#D4FFFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.36:1).

#CEFFFE color codes

HEX	`#CEFFFE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 255, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 100%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 19%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.74, -15.63, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.74, 16.31, 196.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(79.098, 91.795, 107.297)`
Decimal	`13565950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEFFFE, 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 #CEFFFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEFFFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.36:1	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 #CEFFFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cefffe; }
.text { color: #cefffe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cefffe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 255 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cefffe, #cee7ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CEFFFE?: #CEFFFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Mount Olympus. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEFFFE?: The RGB value is 206, 255, 254: 206 red, 255 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEFFFE?: The complementary color is #FFCECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEFFFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.36:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.