What color is #CED7BF?

#CED7BF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED7BF?

The RGB value is 206, 215, 191: 206 red, 215 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED7BF?

The complementary color is #C8BFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED7BF color

#CED7BF rgb(206, 215, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #CED7BF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.3% green and 74.9% blue (206, 215, 191).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 23% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#CED7BF color codes

HEX	`#CED7BF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 215, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 23%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, -7.29, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 13.04, 124.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.157, 65.484, 58.803)`
Decimal	`13555647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED7BF, 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 #CED7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #CED7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced7bf; }
.text { color: #ced7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 215 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced7bf, #c2d7bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CED7BF?: #CED7BF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED7BF?: The RGB value is 206, 215, 191: 206 red, 215 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED7BF?: The complementary color is #C8BFD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.