What color is #CED1C9?

#CED1C9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED1C9?

The RGB value is 206, 209, 201: 206 red, 209 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED1C9?

The complementary color is #CCC9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED1C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED1C9 color

#CED1C9 rgb(206, 209, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED1C9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82% green and 78.8% blue (206, 209, 201).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 8% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Silken Pebble (#D0D0C9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CED1C9 color codes

HEX	`#CED1C9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 209, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 8%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 4%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.41, -2.47, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.41, 4.37, 124.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.795, 62.94, 64.298)`
Decimal	`13554121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED1C9, 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 #CED1C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED1C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #CED1C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced1c9; }
.text { color: #ced1c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced1c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 209 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced1c9, #cad1c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED1C9?: #CED1C9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED1C9?: The RGB value is 206, 209, 201: 206 red, 209 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED1C9?: The complementary color is #CCC9D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED1C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.