What color is #CED1C4?

#CED1C4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED1C4?

The RGB value is 206, 209, 196: 206 red, 209 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED1C4?

The complementary color is #C7C4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED1C4 color

#CED1C4 rgb(206, 209, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED1C4 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82% green and 76.9% blue (206, 209, 196).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 12% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#CED1C4 color codes

HEX	`#CED1C4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 209, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 12%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.29, -3.34, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.29, 6.95, 118.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.216, 62.708, 61.251)`
Decimal	`13554116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED1C4, 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 #CED1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #CED1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced1c4; }
.text { color: #ced1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 209 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced1c4, #c8d1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CED1C4?: #CED1C4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED1C4?: The RGB value is 206, 209, 196: 206 red, 209 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED1C4?: The complementary color is #C7C4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.