What color is #CED3CF?

#CED3CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED3CF?

The RGB value is 206, 211, 207: 206 red, 211 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED3CF?

The complementary color is #D3CED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED3CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED3CF color

#CED3CF rgb(206, 211, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED3CF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82.7% green and 81.2% blue (206, 211, 207).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 5% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Sterling (#D1D4D1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#CED3CF color codes

HEX	`#CED3CF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 211, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 5%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 2%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.08, -2.43, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.08, 2.8, 150.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.008, 64.215, 68.253)`
Decimal	`13554639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED3CF, 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 #CED3CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED3CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #CED3CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced3cf; }
.text { color: #ced3cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced3cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 211 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced3cf, #ced3d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED3CF?: #CED3CF is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED3CF?: The RGB value is 206, 211, 207: 206 red, 211 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED3CF?: The complementary color is #D3CED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED3CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.