What color is #CECACF?

#CECACF is a light gray, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECACF?

The RGB value is 206, 202, 207: 206 red, 202 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECACF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECACF color

#CECACF rgb(206, 202, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECACF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.2% green and 81.2% blue (206, 202, 207).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 5% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Columbo’s Coat (#D0CBCE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#CECACF color codes

HEX	`#CECACF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 202, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 5%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 2%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.77, 2.29, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.77, 3.04, 318.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.835, 59.868, 67.528)`
Decimal	`13552335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECACF, 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 #CECACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #CECACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecacf; }
.text { color: #cecacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 202 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecacf, #cfcace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CECACF?: #CECACF is a light gray, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECACF?: The RGB value is 206, 202, 207: 206 red, 202 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECACF?: The complementary color is #CBCFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.