What color is #CEDADB?

#CEDADB 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 #CEDADB?

The RGB value is 206, 218, 219: 206 red, 218 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDADB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEDADB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDADB color

#CEDADB rgb(206, 218, 219)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.5% green and 85.9% blue (206, 218, 219).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Memories of Rain (#D2DDE0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#CEDADB color codes

HEX	`#CEDADB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 218, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.2, -3.84, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.2, 4.27, 206.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.309, 68.378, 76.867)`
Decimal	`13556443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDADB, 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 #CEDADB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDADB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #CEDADB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedadb; }
.text { color: #cedadb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedadb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 218 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedadb, #ced3db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CEDADB?: #CEDADB 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 #CEDADB?: The RGB value is 206, 218, 219: 206 red, 218 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDADB?: The complementary color is #DBCFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDADB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.