What color is #CECDD6?

#CECDD6 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECDD6?

The RGB value is 206, 205, 214: 206 red, 205 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECDD6?

The complementary color is #D5D6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECDD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECDD6 color

#CECDD6 rgb(206, 205, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECDD6 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80.4% green and 83.9% blue (206, 205, 214).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 10% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#CECDD6 color codes

HEX	`#CECDD6`
RGB	`rgb(206, 205, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.4%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 10%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.72, 2.01, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.72, 4.78, 294.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.42, 61.639, 72.372)`
Decimal	`13553110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECDD6, 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 #CECDD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECDD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #CECDD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecdd6; }
.text { color: #cecdd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecdd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 205 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecdd6, #d3cdd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CECDD6?: #CECDD6 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECDD6?: The RGB value is 206, 205, 214: 206 red, 205 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECDD6?: The complementary color is #D5D6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECDD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.