What color is #CEDED1?

#CEDED1 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDED1?

The RGB value is 206, 222, 209: 206 red, 222 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDED1?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEDED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDED1 color

#CEDED1 rgb(206, 222, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEDED1 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 87.1% green and 82% blue (206, 222, 209).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#CEDED1 color codes

HEX	`#CEDED1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 222, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 87.1%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.98, -7.74, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.98, 8.98, 149.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.081, 69.967, 70.491)`
Decimal	`13557457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDED1, 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 #CEDED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #CEDED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceded1; }
.text { color: #ceded1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceded1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 222 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceded1, #ceded9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEDED1?: #CEDED1 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDED1?: The RGB value is 206, 222, 209: 206 red, 222 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDED1?: The complementary color is #DECEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.