What color is #CECFE0?

#CECFE0 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECFE0?

The RGB value is 206, 207, 224: 206 red, 207 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECFE0?

The complementary color is #E0DFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECFE0 color

#CECFE0 rgb(206, 207, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECFE0 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 81.2% green and 87.8% blue (206, 207, 224).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 22% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#CECFE0 color codes

HEX	`#CECFE0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 207, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 81.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 22%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.51, 2.88, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.51, 8.97, 288.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.218, 63.129, 79.466)`
Decimal	`13553632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECFE0, 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 #CECFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #CECFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecfe0; }
.text { color: #cecfe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecfe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 207 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecfe0, #d6cee0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CECFE0?: #CECFE0 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECFE0?: The RGB value is 206, 207, 224: 206 red, 207 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECFE0?: The complementary color is #E0DFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.