What color is #CED5CD?

#CED5CD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED5CD?

The RGB value is 206, 213, 205: 206 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED5CD?

The complementary color is #D4CDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED5CD color

#CED5CD rgb(206, 213, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED5CD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 80.4% blue (206, 213, 205).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 9% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#CED5CD color codes

HEX	`#CED5CD`
RGB	`rgb(206, 213, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 9%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.54, -3.83, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.54, 4.94, 140.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.265, 65.118, 67.14)`
Decimal	`13555149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED5CD, 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 #CED5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #CED5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced5cd; }
.text { color: #ced5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 213 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced5cd, #cdd5d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED5CD?: #CED5CD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED5CD?: The RGB value is 206, 213, 205: 206 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED5CD?: The complementary color is #D4CDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.