What color is #CED3D8?

#CED3D8 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skyscraper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED3D8?

The RGB value is 206, 211, 216: 206 red, 211 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED3D8?

The complementary color is #D8D3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED3D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED3D8 color

#CED3D8 rgb(206, 211, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED3D8 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82.7% green and 84.7% blue (206, 211, 216).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 11% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Skyscraper (#D3DBE2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#CED3D8 color codes

HEX	`#CED3D8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 211, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 11%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.31, -0.76, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.31, 3.15, 255.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.14, 64.668, 74.214)`
Decimal	`13554648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED3D8, 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 #CED3D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED3D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #CED3D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced3d8; }
.text { color: #ced3d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced3d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 211 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced3d8, #ceced8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED3D8?: #CED3D8 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skyscraper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED3D8?: The RGB value is 206, 211, 216: 206 red, 211 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED3D8?: The complementary color is #D8D3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED3D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.