What color is #CEDAE2?

#CEDAE2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color A Dime a Dozen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDAE2?

The RGB value is 206, 218, 226: 206 red, 218 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDAE2?

The complementary color is #E2D6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDAE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDAE2 color

#CEDAE2 rgb(206, 218, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEDAE2 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.5% green and 88.6% blue (206, 218, 226).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 26% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is A Dime a Dozen (#D3DDE4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#CEDAE2 color codes

HEX	`#CEDAE2`
RGB	`rgb(206, 218, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 26%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.38, -2.49, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.38, 5.86, 244.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.25, 68.755, 81.823)`
Decimal	`13556450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDAE2, 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 #CEDAE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDAE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #CEDAE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedae2; }
.text { color: #cedae2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedae2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 218 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedae2, #ced0e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CEDAE2?: #CEDAE2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color A Dime a Dozen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDAE2?: The RGB value is 206, 218, 226: 206 red, 218 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDAE2?: The complementary color is #E2D6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDAE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.