What color is #CECFDD?

#CECFDD is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECFDD?

The RGB value is 206, 207, 221: 206 red, 207 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECFDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECFDD color

#CECFDD rgb(206, 207, 221)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 81.2% green and 86.7% blue (206, 207, 221).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 18% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#CECFDD color codes

HEX	`#CECFDD`
RGB	`rgb(206, 207, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 81.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 18%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.43, 2.29, -7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.43, 7.39, 288.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.815, 62.968, 77.343)`
Decimal	`13553629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECFDD, 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 #CECFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #CECFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecfdd; }
.text { color: #cecfdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecfdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 207 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecfdd, #d5cedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CECFDD?: #CECFDD is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECFDD?: The RGB value is 206, 207, 221: 206 red, 207 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECFDD?: The complementary color is #DDDCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.