What color is #CED5DE?

#CED5DE is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED5DE?

The RGB value is 206, 213, 222: 206 red, 213 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED5DE?

The complementary color is #DED7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED5DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED5DE color

#CED5DE rgb(206, 213, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED5DE is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 87.1% blue (206, 213, 222).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Blue (#CBD4DF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#CED5DE color codes

HEX	`#CED5DE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 213, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.99, -0.66, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.99, 5.29, 262.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.43, 65.984, 78.54)`
Decimal	`13555166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED5DE, 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 #CED5DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED5DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #CED5DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced5de; }
.text { color: #ced5de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced5de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 213 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced5de, #cfcede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED5DE?: #CED5DE is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED5DE?: The RGB value is 206, 213, 222: 206 red, 213 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED5DE?: The complementary color is #DED7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED5DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.