What color is #CED9DB?

#CED9DB 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 #CED9DB?

The RGB value is 206, 217, 219: 206 red, 217 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED9DB?

The complementary color is #DBD0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED9DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED9DB color

#CED9DB rgb(206, 217, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CED9DB is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.1% green and 85.9% blue (206, 217, 219).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Memories of Rain (#D2DDE0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#CED9DB color codes

HEX	`#CED9DB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 217, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.1%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 1%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.94, -3.32, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.94, 4.02, 214.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.05, 67.861, 76.781)`
Decimal	`13556187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED9DB, 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 #CED9DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED9DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #CED9DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced9db; }
.text { color: #ced9db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced9db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 217 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced9db, #ced3db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CED9DB?: #CED9DB 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 #CED9DB?: The RGB value is 206, 217, 219: 206 red, 217 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED9DB?: The complementary color is #DBD0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED9DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.