What color is #CECDD4?

#CECDD4 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 #CECDD4?

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

What is the complementary color of #CECDD4?

The complementary color is #D3D4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECDD4 color

#CECDD4 rgb(206, 205, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECDD4 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 249°, 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 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#CECDD4 color codes

HEX	`#CECDD4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 205, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.4%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 8%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 3%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.67, 1.63, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.67, 3.72, 296.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.166, 61.538, 71.036)`
Decimal	`13553108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECDD4, 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 #CECDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #CECDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecdd4; }
.text { color: #cecdd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecdd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 205 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecdd4, #d2cdd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CECDD4?: #CECDD4 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 #CECDD4?: The RGB value is 206, 205, 212: 206 red, 205 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECDD4?: The complementary color is #D3D4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.