What color is #CED9C3?

#CED9C3 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 #CED9C3?

The RGB value is 206, 217, 195: 206 red, 217 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED9C3?

The complementary color is #CEC3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED9C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED9C3 color

#CED9C3 rgb(206, 217, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #CED9C3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.1% green and 76.5% blue (206, 217, 195).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#CED9C3 color codes

HEX	`#CED9C3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 217, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.1%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.35, -7.64, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.35, 12.25, 128.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.115, 66.687, 61.324)`
Decimal	`13556163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED9C3, 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 #CED9C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED9C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #CED9C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced9c3; }
.text { color: #ced9c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced9c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 217 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced9c3, #c3d9c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CED9C3?: #CED9C3 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 #CED9C3?: The RGB value is 206, 217, 195: 206 red, 217 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED9C3?: The complementary color is #CEC3D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED9C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.