What color is #CED3D5?

#CED3D5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whisper of Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED3D5?

The RGB value is 206, 211, 213: 206 red, 211 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED3D5?

The complementary color is #D5D0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED3D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED3D5 color

#CED3D5 rgb(206, 211, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED3D5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82.7% green and 83.5% blue (206, 211, 213).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 8% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Whisper of Smoke (#CBCECF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#CED3D5 color codes

HEX	`#CED3D5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 211, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 8%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 3%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.23, -1.33, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.23, 2.06, 230)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.756, 64.514, 72.19)`
Decimal	`13554645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED3D5, 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 #CED3D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED3D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #CED3D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced3d5; }
.text { color: #ced3d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced3d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 211 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced3d5, #cecfd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CED3D5?: #CED3D5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whisper of Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED3D5?: The RGB value is 206, 211, 213: 206 red, 211 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED3D5?: The complementary color is #D5D0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED3D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.