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#CCEFED Color

#CCEFED is rgb(204, 239, 237) in RGB, hsl(177, 52%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCEFED
HEX#CCEFED
RGBrgb(204, 239, 237)
HSLhsl(177, 52%, 87%)
HSVhsv(177, 15%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.036 192.3)
LABlab(91.89% -12.06 -3.05)
LCHlch(91.89% 12.44 194.18)

What #CCEFED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CCEFED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#CCEFED Channel Values

How #CCEFED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 239 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 52% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 15% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCEFED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CCEFED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCEFED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CCEFED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCEFED.

How #CCEFED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CCEFED
Protanopia#EAEAED
Protanomaly#DEECED
Deuteranopia#E4E4EE
Deuteranomaly#DBE9EE
Tritanopia#CCEFEF
Tritanomaly#CCEFEE
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCEFED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ccefed: #CCEFED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCEFED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccefed': '#CCEFED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.937, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ccefed">#CCEFED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCEFED"

More Teal Colors

#CCEFED sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCEFED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCEFED?

#CCEFED is a lightest teal — rgb(204, 239, 237) in RGB and hsl(177, 52%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #CCEFED?

#CCEFED is rgb(204, 239, 237) — red 204, green 239, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCEFED?

#CCEFED converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCEFED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCEFED scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCEFED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCEFED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 6.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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