What color is #CECED4?

#CECED4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECED4?

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

What is the complementary color of #CECED4?

The complementary color is #D4D4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECED4 color

#CECED4 rgb(206, 206, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECED4 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 7% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Nimbus Cloud (#C8C8CC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#CECED4 color codes

HEX	`#CECED4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 206, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 7%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.92, 1.11, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.92, 3.17, 290.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.406, 62.018, 71.116)`
Decimal	`13553364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECED4, 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 #CECED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #CECED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceced4; }
.text { color: #ceced4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceced4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 206 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceced4, #d1ced4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CECED4?: #CECED4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECED4?: The RGB value is 206, 206, 212: 206 red, 206 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECED4?: The complementary color is #D4D4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.