What color is #CEDCCB?

#CEDCCB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDCCB?

The RGB value is 206, 220, 203: 206 red, 220 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDCCB?

The complementary color is #D9CBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDCCB?

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.

#CEDCCB color

#CEDCCB rgb(206, 220, 203)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 86.3% green and 79.6% blue (206, 220, 203).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CEDCCB color codes

HEX	`#CEDCCB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 220, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 86.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.32, -7.79, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.32, 10.3, 139.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.824, 68.62, 66.476)`
Decimal	`13556939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#CEDCCB 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 #CEDCCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedccb; }
.text { color: #cedccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 220 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedccb, #cbdcd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEDCCB?: #CEDCCB is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDCCB?: The RGB value is 206, 220, 203: 206 red, 220 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDCCB?: The complementary color is #D9CBDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDCCB?: 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.