What color is #CECDC4?

#CECDC4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECDC4?

The RGB value is 206, 205, 196: 206 red, 205 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECDC4?

The complementary color is #C4C5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECDC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECDC4 color

#CECDC4 rgb(206, 205, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECDC4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80.4% green and 76.9% blue (206, 205, 196).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 9% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#CECDC4 color codes

HEX	`#CECDC4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 205, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.26, -1.26, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.26, 4.76, 105.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.247, 60.77, 60.928)`
Decimal	`13553092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECDC4, 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 #CECDC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECDC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #CECDC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecdc4; }
.text { color: #cecdc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecdc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 205 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecdc4, #cacec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CECDC4?: #CECDC4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECDC4?: The RGB value is 206, 205, 196: 206 red, 205 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECDC4?: The complementary color is #C4C5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECDC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.