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#CEE6ED Color

#CEE6ED is rgb(206, 230, 237) in RGB, hsl(194, 46%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEE6ED
HEX#CEE6ED
RGBrgb(206, 230, 237)
HSLhsl(194, 46%, 87%)
HSVhsv(194, 13%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.027 217.2)
LABlab(89.67% -7.16 -6.25)
LCHlch(89.67% 9.51 221.11)

What #CEE6ED 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 #CEE6ED, 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.

#CEE6ED Channel Values

How #CEE6ED 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 230 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 46% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 13% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEE6ED 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEE6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEE6ED; 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 #CEE6ED

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 #CEE6ED.

How #CEE6ED 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#CEE6ED
Protanopia#E2E2ED
Protanomaly#DAE4ED
Deuteranopia#DEDEEE
Deuteranomaly#D8E2ED
Tritanopia#CDE7E7
Tritanomaly#CDE7E9
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEE6ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cee6ed: #CEE6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEE6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cee6ed': '#CEE6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.902, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cee6ed">#CEE6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEE6ED"

More Teal Colors

#CEE6ED sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEE6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEE6ED?

#CEE6ED is a lightest teal — rgb(206, 230, 237) in RGB and hsl(194, 46%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.94.

What is the RGB value of #CEE6ED?

#CEE6ED is rgb(206, 230, 237) — red 206, green 230, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEE6ED?

#CEE6ED converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEE6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEE6ED scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEE6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEE6ED 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 8.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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