What color is #CECCD9?

#CECCD9 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECCD9?

The RGB value is 206, 204, 217: 206 red, 204 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECCD9?

The complementary color is #D7D9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECCD9 color

#CECCD9 rgb(206, 204, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECCD9 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80% green and 85.1% blue (206, 204, 217).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#CECCD9 color codes

HEX	`#CECCD9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 204, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.55, 3.11, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.55, 6.93, 296.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.569, 61.317, 74.329)`
Decimal	`13552857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECCD9, 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 #CECCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #CECCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceccd9; }
.text { color: #ceccd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceccd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 204 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceccd9, #d4ccd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CECCD9?: #CECCD9 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECCD9?: The RGB value is 206, 204, 217: 206 red, 204 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECCD9?: The complementary color is #D7D9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.