What color is #CED8E7?

#CED8E7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED8E7?

The RGB value is 206, 216, 231: 206 red, 216 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED8E7?

The complementary color is #E7DDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED8E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED8E7 color

#CED8E7 rgb(206, 216, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CED8E7 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 84.7% green and 90.6% blue (206, 216, 231).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 34% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#CED8E7 color codes

HEX	`#CED8E7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 216, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 84.7%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 34%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.01, -0.46, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.01, 8.52, 266.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.43, 68.002, 85.317)`
Decimal	`13555943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED8E7, 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 #CED8E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED8E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #CED8E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced8e7; }
.text { color: #ced8e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced8e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 216 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced8e7, #d1cee7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CED8E7?: #CED8E7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED8E7?: The RGB value is 206, 216, 231: 206 red, 216 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED8E7?: The complementary color is #E7DDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED8E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.