What color is #CED8C0?

#CED8C0 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 #CED8C0?

The RGB value is 206, 216, 192: 206 red, 216 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED8C0?

The complementary color is #CAC0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED8C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED8C0 color

#CED8C0 rgb(206, 216, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #CED8C0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.7% green and 75.3% blue (206, 216, 192).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 24% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 15% 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 14.21:1).

#CED8C0 color codes

HEX	`#CED8C0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 216, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 24%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.02, -7.64, 10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.02, 13.13, 125.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.522, 66.039, 59.47)`
Decimal	`13555904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED8C0, 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 #CED8C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED8C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #CED8C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced8c0; }
.text { color: #ced8c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced8c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 216 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced8c0, #c2d8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CED8C0?: #CED8C0 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 #CED8C0?: The RGB value is 206, 216, 192: 206 red, 216 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED8C0?: The complementary color is #CAC0D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED8C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.