What color is #CED0C5?

#CED0C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED0C5?

The RGB value is 206, 208, 197: 206 red, 208 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED0C5?

The complementary color is #C7C5D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED0C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED0C5 color

#CED0C5 rgb(206, 208, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED0C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 81.6% green and 77.3% blue (206, 208, 197).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 10% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#CED0C5 color codes

HEX	`#CED0C5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 208, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 81.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 10%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 5%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.05, -2.65, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.05, 5.85, 116.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.086, 62.265, 61.771)`
Decimal	`13553861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED0C5, 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 #CED0C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED0C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #CED0C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced0c5; }
.text { color: #ced0c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced0c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 208 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced0c5, #c9d0c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CED0C5?: #CED0C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED0C5?: The RGB value is 206, 208, 197: 206 red, 208 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED0C5?: The complementary color is #C7C5D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED0C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.