What color is #CED7D9?

#CED7D9 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED7D9?

The RGB value is 206, 215, 217: 206 red, 215 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED7D9?

The complementary color is #D9D0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED7D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED7D9 color

#CED7D9 rgb(206, 215, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED7D9 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.3% green and 85.1% blue (206, 215, 217).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 13% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen (#CFD9DE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#CED7D9 color codes

HEX	`#CED7D9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 215, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 13%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.37, -2.66, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.37, 3.35, 217.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.276, 66.732, 75.232)`
Decimal	`13555673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED7D9, 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 #CED7D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED7D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #CED7D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced7d9; }
.text { color: #ced7d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced7d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 215 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced7d9, #ced2d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED7D9?: #CED7D9 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED7D9?: The RGB value is 206, 215, 217: 206 red, 215 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED7D9?: The complementary color is #D9D0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED7D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.35:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.