What color is #CED3C9?

#CED3C9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED3C9?

The RGB value is 206, 211, 201: 206 red, 211 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED3C9?

The complementary color is #CEC9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED3C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED3C9 color

#CED3C9 rgb(206, 211, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED3C9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82.7% green and 78.8% blue (206, 211, 201).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 10% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#CED3C9 color codes

HEX	`#CED3C9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 211, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 10%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 5%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.93, -3.51, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.93, 5.59, 128.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.289, 63.927, 64.463)`
Decimal	`13554633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED3C9, 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 #CED3C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED3C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #CED3C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced3c9; }
.text { color: #ced3c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced3c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 211 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced3c9, #c9d3c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CED3C9?: #CED3C9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED3C9?: The RGB value is 206, 211, 201: 206 red, 211 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED3C9?: The complementary color is #CEC9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED3C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.