What color is #CDCED4?

#CDCED4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCED4?

The RGB value is 205, 206, 212: 205 red, 206 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCED4?

The complementary color is #D4D3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCED4 color

#CDCED4 rgb(205, 206, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCED4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.8% green and 83.1% blue (205, 206, 212).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 8% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#CDCED4 color codes

HEX	`#CDCED4`
RGB	`rgb(205, 206, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 8%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 3%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.85, 0.77, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.85, 3.18, 283.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.13, 61.875, 71.103)`
Decimal	`13487828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCED4, 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 #CDCED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #CDCED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdced4; }
.text { color: #cdced4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdced4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 206 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdced4, #d0cdd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDCED4?: #CDCED4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCED4?: The RGB value is 205, 206, 212: 205 red, 206 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCED4?: The complementary color is #D4D3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.