What color is #CECFDC?

#CECFDC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECFDC?

The RGB value is 206, 207, 220: 206 red, 207 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECFDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECFDC color

#CECFDC rgb(206, 207, 220)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 81.2% green and 86.3% blue (206, 207, 220).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 17% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Steam Bath (#CCD0DA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#CECFDC color codes

HEX	`#CECFDC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 207, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 81.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 17%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.4, 2.1, -6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.4, 6.86, 287.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.682, 62.914, 76.643)`
Decimal	`13553628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECFDC, 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 #CECFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #CECFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecfdc; }
.text { color: #cecfdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecfdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 207 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecfdc, #d4cedc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CECFDC?: #CECFDC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECFDC?: The RGB value is 206, 207, 220: 206 red, 207 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECFDC?: The complementary color is #DCDBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.