What color is #CEDCDB?

#CEDCDB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDCDB?

The RGB value is 206, 220, 219: 206 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDCDB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEDCDB?

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.

#CEDCDB color

#CEDCDB rgb(206, 220, 219)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 86.3% green and 85.9% blue (206, 220, 219).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 17% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CEDCDB color codes

HEX	`#CEDCDB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 220, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 86.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 17%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.71, -4.87, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.71, 5, 193.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.83, 69.422, 77.041)`
Decimal	`13556955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedcdb; }
.text { color: #cedcdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedcdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 220 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedcdb, #ced6dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CEDCDB?: #CEDCDB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDCDB?: The RGB value is 206, 220, 219: 206 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDCDB?: The complementary color is #DCCECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDCDB?: 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.