What color is #CEDBE4?

#CEDBE4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color A Dime a Dozen. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDBE4?

The RGB value is 206, 219, 228: 206 red, 219 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDBE4?

The complementary color is #E4D7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDBE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDBE4 color

#CEDBE4 rgb(206, 219, 228)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CEDBE4 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.9% green and 89.4% blue (206, 219, 228).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 29% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is A Dime a Dozen (#D3DDE4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#CEDBE4 color codes

HEX	`#CEDBE4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 219, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.9%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 29%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.69, -2.62, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.69, 6.46, 246.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.786, 69.385, 83.363)`
Decimal	`13556708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDBE4, 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 #CEDBE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDBE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	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 #CEDBE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedbe4; }
.text { color: #cedbe4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedbe4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 219 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedbe4, #ced0e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CEDBE4?: #CEDBE4 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color A Dime a Dozen. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDBE4?: The RGB value is 206, 219, 228: 206 red, 219 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDBE4?: The complementary color is #E4D7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDBE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.