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#CEE5E9 Northwind

#CEE5E9 is a very light gray named Northwind. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 89.8% green and 91.4% blue (rgb(206, 229, 233)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 38% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #CEE5E9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.01:1.

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Variations of #CEE5E9

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CEE5E9 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CEE5E9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CEE5E9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DCDFE9
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1E3E9
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCE3E9
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCDFE9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D8E1E9
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7E7E6
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBE6E8
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E1E1E1
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCE2E3

#CEE5E9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.31:1 Very poor#CEE5E9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.01:1 Super#CEE5E9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CEE5E9 in CSS

/* Northwind */
.color { color: #CEE5E9; }
.background { background-color: #CEE5E9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CEE5E9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 229 233);
color: hsl(189 38% 86%);
color: oklch(0.906 0.025 209.3);

#CEE5E9 FAQ

What color is #CEE5E9?

#CEE5E9 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Northwind. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CEE5E9?

#CEE5E9 is rgb(206, 229, 233) in RGB, hsl(189, 38%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CEE5E9?

The complementary color of #CEE5E9 is #E9D2CE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CEE5E9?

Black text has the best contrast on #CEE5E9: 16.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CEE5E9 a warm or cool color?

#CEE5E9 is a neutral color.