What color is #CEDCE2?

#CEDCE2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Head in the Clouds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDCE2?

The RGB value is 206, 220, 226: 206 red, 220 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDCE2?

The complementary color is #E2D4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDCE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDCE2 color

#CEDCE2 rgb(206, 220, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEDCE2 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 86.3% green and 88.6% blue (206, 220, 226).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 26% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Head in the Clouds (#D1DDE1), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#CEDCE2 color codes

HEX	`#CEDCE2`
RGB	`rgb(206, 220, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 86.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 26%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, -3.53, -4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 5.76, 232.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.771, 69.798, 81.997)`
Decimal	`13556962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDCE2, 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 #CEDCE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDCE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #CEDCE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedce2; }
.text { color: #cedce2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedce2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 220 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedce2, #ced2e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CEDCE2?: #CEDCE2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Head in the Clouds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDCE2?: The RGB value is 206, 220, 226: 206 red, 220 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDCE2?: The complementary color is #E2D4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDCE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.