What color is #CECEC4?

#CECEC4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECEC4?

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

What is the complementary color of #CECEC4?

The complementary color is #C4C4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECEC4 color

#CECEC4 rgb(206, 206, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECEC4 is a light, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, 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 Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#CECEC4 color codes

HEX	`#CECEC4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 206, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.51, -1.78, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.51, 5.28, 109.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.487, 61.25, 61.008)`
Decimal	`13553348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECEC4, 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 #CECEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #CECEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecec4; }
.text { color: #cecec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 206 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecec4, #c9cec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CECEC4?: #CECEC4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECEC4?: The RGB value is 206, 206, 196: 206 red, 206 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECEC4?: The complementary color is #C4C4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.