What color is #CEDBD0?

#CEDBD0 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDBD0?

The RGB value is 206, 219, 208: 206 red, 219 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDBD0?

The complementary color is #DBCED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDBD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDBD0 color

#CEDBD0 rgb(206, 219, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEDBD0 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.9% green and 81.6% blue (206, 219, 208).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#CEDBD0 color codes

HEX	`#CEDBD0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 219, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.18, -6.39, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.18, 7.48, 148.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.168, 68.338, 69.578)`
Decimal	`13556688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDBD0, 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 #CEDBD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDBD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #CEDBD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedbd0; }
.text { color: #cedbd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedbd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 219 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedbd0, #cedbd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CEDBD0?: #CEDBD0 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDBD0?: The RGB value is 206, 219, 208: 206 red, 219 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDBD0?: The complementary color is #DBCED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDBD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.