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#CEDEE4 Color

#CEDEE4 is rgb(206, 222, 228) in RGB, hsl(196, 29%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chrome (#DBE4EB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEDEE4
HEX#CEDEE4
RGBrgb(206, 222, 228)
HSLhsl(196, 29%, 85%)
HSVhsv(196, 10%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(89% 0.019 222.2)
LABlab(87.39% -4.67 -4.88)
LCHlch(87.39% 6.76 226.27)

What #CEDEE4 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 #CEDEE4, 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.

#CEDEE4 Channel Values

How #CEDEE4 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 206 · G 222 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 29% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 10% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEDEE4 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEDEE4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEDEE4; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CEDEE4

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 #CEDEE4.

How #CEDEE4 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#CEDEE4
Protanopia#DBDBE4
Protanomaly#D6DCE4
Deuteranopia#D9D9E4
Deuteranomaly#D5DBE4
Tritanopia#CDDFDF
Tritanomaly#CDDEE1
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEDEE4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cedee4: #CEDEE4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEDEE4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cedee4': '#CEDEE4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.871, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_cedee4">#CEDEE4</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEDEE4"

More Teal Colors

#CEDEE4 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEDEE4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEDEE4?

#CEDEE4 is a lightest teal — rgb(206, 222, 228) in RGB and hsl(196, 29%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chrome (#DBE4EB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.69.

What is the RGB value of #CEDEE4?

#CEDEE4 is rgb(206, 222, 228) — red 206, green 222, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEDEE4?

#CEDEE4 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEDEE4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEDEE4 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEDEE4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEDEE4 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 gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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