What color is #CED8D6?

#CED8D6 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 #CED8D6?

The RGB value is 206, 216, 214: 206 red, 216 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED8D6?

The complementary color is #D8CED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED8D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED8D6 color

#CED8D6 rgb(206, 216, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED8D6 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.7% green and 83.9% blue (206, 216, 214).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 11% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Whisperer (#CBD1D0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#CED8D6 color codes

HEX	`#CED8D6`
RGB	`rgb(206, 216, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.7%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 11%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.55, -3.74, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.55, 3.74, 182.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.145, 67.088, 73.281)`
Decimal	`13555926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED8D6, 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 #CED8D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED8D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #CED8D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced8d6; }
.text { color: #ced8d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced8d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 216 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced8d6, #ced5d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED8D6?: #CED8D6 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 #CED8D6?: The RGB value is 206, 216, 214: 206 red, 216 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED8D6?: The complementary color is #D8CED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED8D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.