What color is #CED5C6?

#CED5C6 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 #CED5C6?

The RGB value is 206, 213, 198: 206 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED5C6?

The complementary color is #CDC6D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED5C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED5C6 color

#CED5C6 rgb(206, 213, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED5C6 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 77.6% blue (206, 213, 198).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 15% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Smell of Garlic (#D9DDCB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#CED5C6 color codes

HEX	`#CED5C6`
RGB	`rgb(206, 213, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 15%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.37, -5.07, 6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.37, 8.31, 127.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.439, 64.787, 62.789)`
Decimal	`13555142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED5C6, 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 #CED5C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED5C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #CED5C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced5c6; }
.text { color: #ced5c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced5c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 213 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced5c6, #c7d5c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CED5C6?: #CED5C6 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 #CED5C6?: The RGB value is 206, 213, 198: 206 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED5C6?: The complementary color is #CDC6D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED5C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.