What color is #CEDAE0?

#CEDAE0 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDAE0?

The RGB value is 206, 218, 224: 206 red, 218 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDAE0?

The complementary color is #E0D4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDAE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDAE0 color

#CEDAE0 rgb(206, 218, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEDAE0 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.5% green and 87.8% blue (206, 218, 224).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 22% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Zen (#CFD9DE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#CEDAE0 color codes

HEX	`#CEDAE0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 218, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 22%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.33, -2.88, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.33, 5.2, 236.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.977, 68.646, 80.386)`
Decimal	`13556448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDAE0, 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 #CEDAE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDAE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #CEDAE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedae0; }
.text { color: #cedae0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedae0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 218 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedae0, #ced1e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CEDAE0?: #CEDAE0 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDAE0?: The RGB value is 206, 218, 224: 206 red, 218 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDAE0?: The complementary color is #E0D4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDAE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.