What color is #CED5B7?

#CED5B7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED5B7?

The RGB value is 206, 213, 183: 206 red, 213 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED5B7?

The complementary color is #BEB7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED5B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED5B7 color

#CED5B7 rgb(206, 213, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #CED5B7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 71.8% blue (206, 213, 183).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 26% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#CED5B7 color codes

HEX	`#CED5B7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 213, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 26%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.03, -7.58, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.03, 15.96, 118.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.794, 64.129, 54.124)`
Decimal	`13555127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED5B7, 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 #CED5B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED5B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #CED5B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced5b7; }
.text { color: #ced5b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced5b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 213 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced5b7, #bfd5b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CED5B7?: #CED5B7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED5B7?: The RGB value is 206, 213, 183: 206 red, 213 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED5B7?: The complementary color is #BEB7D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED5B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.