What color is #CED4C2?

#CED4C2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED4C2?

The RGB value is 206, 212, 194: 206 red, 212 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED4C2?

The complementary color is #C8C2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED4C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED4C2 color

#CED4C2 rgb(206, 212, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED4C2 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.1% green and 76.1% blue (206, 212, 194).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 17% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Smell of Garlic (#D9DDCB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#CED4C2 color codes

HEX	`#CED4C2`
RGB	`rgb(206, 212, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 17%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 8%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.02, -5.24, 8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.02, 9.73, 122.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.733, 64.104, 60.308)`
Decimal	`13554882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED4C2, 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 #CED4C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED4C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #CED4C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced4c2; }
.text { color: #ced4c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced4c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 212 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced4c2, #c5d4c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CED4C2?: #CED4C2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Smell of Garlic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED4C2?: The RGB value is 206, 212, 194: 206 red, 212 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED4C2?: The complementary color is #C8C2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED4C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.