What color is #CED8C8?

#CED8C8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED8C8?

The RGB value is 206, 216, 200: 206 red, 216 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED8C8?

The complementary color is #D2C8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED8C8 color

#CED8C8 rgb(206, 216, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #CED8C8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.7% green and 78.4% blue (206, 216, 200).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 17% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#CED8C8 color codes

HEX	`#CED8C8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 216, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 17%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.2, -6.27, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.2, 9.19, 133)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.433, 66.403, 64.266)`
Decimal	`13555912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED8C8, 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 #CED8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #CED8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced8c8; }
.text { color: #ced8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 216 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced8c8, #c8d8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CED8C8?: #CED8C8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED8C8?: The RGB value is 206, 216, 200: 206 red, 216 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED8C8?: The complementary color is #D2C8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.