What color is #CED1D5?

#CED1D5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rapunzel Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED1D5?

The RGB value is 206, 209, 213: 206 red, 209 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED1D5?

The complementary color is #D5D2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED1D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED1D5 color

#CED1D5 rgb(206, 209, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED1D5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82% green and 83.5% blue (206, 209, 213).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 8% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Rapunzel Silver (#D2D2D4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#CED1D5 color codes

HEX	`#CED1D5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 209, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 8%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 3%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.72, -0.28, -2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.72, 2.35, 263.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.262, 63.527, 72.025)`
Decimal	`13554133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED1D5, 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 #CED1D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED1D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #CED1D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced1d5; }
.text { color: #ced1d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced1d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 209 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced1d5, #cfced5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CED1D5?: #CED1D5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rapunzel Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED1D5?: The RGB value is 206, 209, 213: 206 red, 209 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED1D5?: The complementary color is #D5D2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED1D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.