What color is #CECFCD?

#CECFCD is a light gray, closest to the named color Iron Fist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECFCD?

The RGB value is 206, 207, 205: 206 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECFCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECFCD color

#CECFCD rgb(206, 207, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECFCD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 81.2% green and 80.4% blue (206, 207, 205).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 2% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Iron Fist (#CBCDCD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#CECFCD color codes

HEX	`#CECFCD`
RGB	`rgb(206, 207, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 81.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 2%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 1%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83, -0.71, 0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83, 1.12, 129.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.784, 62.155, 66.646)`
Decimal	`13553613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECFCD, 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 #CECFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #CECFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecfcd; }
.text { color: #cecfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 207 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecfcd, #cdcfcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CECFCD?: #CECFCD is a light gray, closest to the named color Iron Fist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECFCD?: The RGB value is 206, 207, 205: 206 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECFCD?: The complementary color is #CECDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.