What color is #CED2C3?

#CED2C3 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 #CED2C3?

The RGB value is 206, 210, 195: 206 red, 210 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED2C3?

The complementary color is #C7C3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED2C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED2C3 color

#CED2C3 rgb(206, 210, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED2C3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82.4% green and 76.5% blue (206, 210, 195).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 14% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#CED2C3 color codes

HEX	`#CED2C3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 210, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82.4%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 14%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 7%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.52, -4.04, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.52, 8.04, 120.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.349, 63.155, 60.735)`
Decimal	`13554371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED2C3, 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 #CED2C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED2C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	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 #CED2C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced2c3; }
.text { color: #ced2c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced2c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 210 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced2c3, #c7d2c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CED2C3?: #CED2C3 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 #CED2C3?: The RGB value is 206, 210, 195: 206 red, 210 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED2C3?: The complementary color is #C7C3D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED2C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.63:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.