Recognised as Colour
#CEEBE0
- #CEEBE0
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Light cyan
#CEEBE0 is a cyan with RGB values 206, 235, 224 and HSL 157°, 42%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light cyan.
Colour values
#CEEBE0#CEEBE0
HEX#CEEBE0
RGBrgb(206, 235, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.9216, 0.8784
RGB percentages80.8%, 92.2%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(157.2, 42%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.2, 12.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK12.3%, 0%, 4.7%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,560,800
CSS custom property--colour: #CEEBE0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.58:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#31141F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EBCED9
Analogous#CEEBD2, #CEE7EB
Triadic#E0CEEB, #EBE0CE
Split complementary#EBCEE7, #EBD2CE
Tetradic#D2CEEB, #EBCED9, #E8EBCE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G235
B224
Red206 (80.8%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue157.24°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CE · G EB · B E0
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