What color is #CDCED1?

#CDCED1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rapunzel Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCED1?

The RGB value is 205, 206, 209: 205 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCED1?

The complementary color is #D1D0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCED1 color

#CDCED1 rgb(205, 206, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCED1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.8% green and 82% blue (205, 206, 209).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 4% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Rapunzel Silver (#D2D2D4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#CDCED1 color codes

HEX	`#CDCED1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 206, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 4%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 2%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.77, 0.21, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.77, 1.62, 277.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.755, 61.725, 69.128)`
Decimal	`13487825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCED1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CDCED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CDCED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdced1; }
.text { color: #cdced1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdced1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 206 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdced1, #cecdd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDCED1?: #CDCED1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rapunzel Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCED1?: The RGB value is 205, 206, 209: 205 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCED1?: The complementary color is #D1D0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.