What color is #CED8DA?

#CED8DA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Memories of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED8DA?

The RGB value is 206, 216, 218: 206 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED8DA?

The complementary color is #DAD0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED8DA color

#CED8DA rgb(206, 216, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED8DA is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.7% green and 85.5% blue (206, 216, 218).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 14% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Memories of Rain (#D2DDE0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#CED8DA color codes

HEX	`#CED8DA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 216, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 14%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.65, -2.99, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.65, 3.68, 215.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.662, 67.295, 76.004)`
Decimal	`13555930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED8DA, 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 #CED8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #CED8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced8da; }
.text { color: #ced8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 216 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced8da, #ced2da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED8DA?: #CED8DA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Memories of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED8DA?: The RGB value is 206, 216, 218: 206 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED8DA?: The complementary color is #DAD0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.