What color is #CEDECB?

#CEDECB 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 #CEDECB?

The RGB value is 206, 222, 203: 206 red, 222 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDECB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEDECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDECB color

#CEDECB rgb(206, 222, 203)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 87.1% green and 79.6% blue (206, 222, 203).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#CEDECB color codes

HEX	`#CEDECB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 222, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 87.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.84, -8.81, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.84, 11.57, 139.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.352, 69.676, 66.652)`
Decimal	`13557451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDECB, 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 #CEDECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #CEDECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedecb; }
.text { color: #cedecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 222 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedecb, #cbded1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEDECB?: #CEDECB 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 #CEDECB?: The RGB value is 206, 222, 203: 206 red, 222 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDECB?: The complementary color is #DBCBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.