What color is #CECDDE?

#CECDDE 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 #CECDDE?

The RGB value is 206, 205, 222: 206 red, 205 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECDDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECDDE color

#CECDDE rgb(206, 205, 222)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80.4% green and 87.1% blue (206, 205, 222).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#CECDDE color codes

HEX	`#CECDDE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 205, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.4%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 8%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.94, 3.54, -8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.94, 9, 293.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.467, 62.058, 77.886)`
Decimal	`13553118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECDDE, 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 #CECDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	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 #CECDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecdde; }
.text { color: #cecdde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecdde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 205 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecdde, #d7cdde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CECDDE?: #CECDDE 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 #CECDDE?: The RGB value is 206, 205, 222: 206 red, 205 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECDDE?: The complementary color is #DDDECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.