What color is #CEDCDE?

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

What is the RGB value of #CEDCDE?

The RGB value is 206, 220, 222: 206 red, 220 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDCDE?

The complementary color is #DED0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDCDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDCDE color

#CEDCDE rgb(206, 220, 222)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 86.3% green and 87.1% blue (206, 220, 222).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is High Sierra (#CEDEE2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#CEDCDE color codes

HEX	`#CEDCDE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 220, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 86.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.79, -4.3, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.79, 5.02, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.229, 69.581, 79.14)`
Decimal	`13556958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDCDE, 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 #CEDCDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDCDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #CEDCDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedcde; }
.text { color: #cedcde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedcde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 220 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedcde, #ced4de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CEDCDE?: #CEDCDE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color High Sierra. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDCDE?: The RGB value is 206, 220, 222: 206 red, 220 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDCDE?: The complementary color is #DED0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDCDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.