What color is #CEDED8?

#CEDED8 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDED8?

The RGB value is 206, 222, 216: 206 red, 222 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDED8?

The complementary color is #DECED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDED8 color

#CEDED8 rgb(206, 222, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEDED8 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 87.1% green and 84.7% blue (206, 222, 216).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#CEDED8 color codes

HEX	`#CEDED8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 222, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 87.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.15, -6.46, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.15, 6.55, 170.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.967, 70.322, 75.156)`
Decimal	`13557464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDED8, 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 #CEDED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #CEDED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceded8; }
.text { color: #ceded8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceded8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 222 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceded8, #cedcde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #CEDED8?: #CEDED8 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDED8?: The RGB value is 206, 222, 216: 206 red, 222 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDED8?: The complementary color is #DECED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.