What color is #CEC8C7?

#CEC8C7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver-Tongued. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC8C7?

The RGB value is 206, 200, 199: 206 red, 200 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC8C7?

The complementary color is #C7CDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC8C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC8C7 color

#CEC8C7 rgb(206, 200, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC8C7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.4% green and 78% blue (206, 200, 199).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 7% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Silver-Tongued (#CDC7C7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#CEC8C7 color codes

HEX	`#CEC8C7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 200, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 7%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 3%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.05, 1.9, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.05, 2.27, 33.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.415, 58.554, 62.352)`
Decimal	`13551815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC8C7, 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 #CEC8C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC8C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #CEC8C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec8c7; }
.text { color: #cec8c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec8c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 200 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec8c7, #ceccc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEC8C7?: #CEC8C7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver-Tongued. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC8C7?: The RGB value is 206, 200, 199: 206 red, 200 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC8C7?: The complementary color is #C7CDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC8C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.