What color is #CED5E3?

#CED5E3 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED5E3?

The RGB value is 206, 213, 227: 206 red, 213 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED5E3?

The complementary color is #E3DCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED5E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED5E3 color

#CED5E3 rgb(206, 213, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED5E3 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 89% blue (206, 213, 227).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 27% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#CED5E3 color codes

HEX	`#CED5E3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 213, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 27%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.13, 0.31, -7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.13, 7.7, 272.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.11, 66.256, 82.122)`
Decimal	`13555171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED5E3, 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 #CED5E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED5E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #CED5E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced5e3; }
.text { color: #ced5e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced5e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 213 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced5e3, #d2cee3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CED5E3?: #CED5E3 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED5E3?: The RGB value is 206, 213, 227: 206 red, 213 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED5E3?: The complementary color is #E3DCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED5E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.