What color is #CED7D6?

#CED7D6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED7D6?

The RGB value is 206, 215, 214: 206 red, 215 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED7D6?

The complementary color is #D7CECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED7D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED7D6 color

#CED7D6 rgb(206, 215, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED7D6 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.3% green and 83.9% blue (206, 215, 214).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 10% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Whisperer (#CBD1D0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#CED7D6 color codes

HEX	`#CED7D6`
RGB	`rgb(206, 215, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 10%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.29, -3.22, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.29, 3.27, 189.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.889, 66.577, 73.195)`
Decimal	`13555670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED7D6, 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 #CED7D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED7D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #CED7D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced7d6; }
.text { color: #ced7d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced7d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 215 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced7d6, #ced3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED7D6?: #CED7D6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED7D6?: The RGB value is 206, 215, 214: 206 red, 215 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED7D6?: The complementary color is #D7CECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED7D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.