What color is #CED5DC?

#CED5DC is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skyscraper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED5DC?

The RGB value is 206, 213, 220: 206 red, 213 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED5DC?

The complementary color is #DCD5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED5DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED5DC color

#CED5DC rgb(206, 213, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED5DC is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 86.3% blue (206, 213, 220).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 17% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Skyscraper (#D3DBE2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#CED5DC color codes

HEX	`#CED5DC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 213, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 17%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.93, -1.05, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.93, 4.39, 256.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.164, 65.877, 77.137)`
Decimal	`13555164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED5DC, 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 #CED5DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED5DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	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 #CED5DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced5dc; }
.text { color: #ced5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced5dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 213 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced5dc, #cecedc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED5DC?: #CED5DC is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skyscraper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED5DC?: The RGB value is 206, 213, 220: 206 red, 213 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED5DC?: The complementary color is #DCD5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED5DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.