What color is #CED5CC?

#CED5CC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED5CC?

The RGB value is 206, 213, 204: 206 red, 213 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED5CC?

The complementary color is #D3CCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED5CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED5CC color

#CED5CC rgb(206, 213, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED5CC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 80% blue (206, 213, 204).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 10% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#CED5CC color codes

HEX	`#CED5CC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 213, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 10%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.52, -4.01, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.52, 5.4, 137.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.145, 65.07, 66.506)`
Decimal	`13555148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED5CC, 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 #CED5CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED5CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #CED5CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced5cc; }
.text { color: #ced5cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced5cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 213 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced5cc, #ccd5cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED5CC?: #CED5CC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED5CC?: The RGB value is 206, 213, 204: 206 red, 213 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED5CC?: The complementary color is #D3CCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED5CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.