What color is #CED4DE?

#CED4DE is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED4DE?

The RGB value is 206, 212, 222: 206 red, 212 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED4DE?

The complementary color is #DED8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED4DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED4DE color

#CED4DE rgb(206, 212, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED4DE is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.1% green and 87.1% blue (206, 212, 222).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Blue (#CBD4DF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#CED4DE color codes

HEX	`#CED4DE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 212, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, -0.14, -5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 5.63, 268.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.179, 65.482, 78.457)`
Decimal	`13554910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED4DE, 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 #CED4DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED4DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #CED4DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced4de; }
.text { color: #ced4de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced4de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 212 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced4de, #d0cede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED4DE?: #CED4DE is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED4DE?: The RGB value is 206, 212, 222: 206 red, 212 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED4DE?: The complementary color is #DED8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED4DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.