What color is #CED1DA?

#CED1DA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED1DA?

The RGB value is 206, 209, 218: 206 red, 209 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED1DA?

The complementary color is #DAD7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED1DA color

#CED1DA rgb(206, 209, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED1DA is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82% green and 85.5% blue (206, 209, 218).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 14% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Steam Bath (#CCD0DA), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#CED1DA color codes

HEX	`#CED1DA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 209, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 14%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 4%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.85, 0.66, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.85, 4.84, 277.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.907, 63.784, 75.419)`
Decimal	`13554138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED1DA, 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 #CED1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #CED1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced1da; }
.text { color: #ced1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 209 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced1da, #d1ceda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED1DA?: #CED1DA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED1DA?: The RGB value is 206, 209, 218: 206 red, 209 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED1DA?: The complementary color is #DAD7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.