What color is #CEDBD5?

#CEDBD5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDBD5?

The RGB value is 206, 219, 213: 206 red, 219 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDBD5?

The complementary color is #DBCED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDBD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDBD5 color

#CEDBD5 rgb(206, 219, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEDBD5 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.9% green and 83.5% blue (206, 219, 213).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Dream (#DBE7E1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#CEDBD5 color codes

HEX	`#CEDBD5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 219, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.3, -5.47, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.3, 5.66, 165.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.793, 68.588, 72.869)`
Decimal	`13556693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDBD5, 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 #CEDBD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDBD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	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 #CEDBD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedbd5; }
.text { color: #cedbd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedbd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 219 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedbd5, #cedadb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CEDBD5?: #CEDBD5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Dream. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDBD5?: The RGB value is 206, 219, 213: 206 red, 219 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDBD5?: The complementary color is #DBCED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDBD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.