What color is #CEDBDD?

#CEDBDD 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 #CEDBDD?

The RGB value is 206, 219, 221: 206 red, 219 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDBDD?

The complementary color is #DDD0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDBDD color

#CEDBDD rgb(206, 219, 221)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.9% green and 86.7% blue (206, 219, 221).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 18% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Memories of Rain (#D2DDE0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#CEDBDD color codes

HEX	`#CEDBDD`
RGB	`rgb(206, 219, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 18%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.51, -3.97, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.51, 4.69, 212.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.834, 69.005, 78.349)`
Decimal	`13556701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDBDD, 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 #CEDBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #CEDBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedbdd; }
.text { color: #cedbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 219 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedbdd, #ced4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CEDBDD?: #CEDBDD 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 #CEDBDD?: The RGB value is 206, 219, 221: 206 red, 219 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDBDD?: The complementary color is #DDD0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.