What color is #CEDFCA?

#CEDFCA 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 #CEDFCA?

The RGB value is 206, 223, 202: 206 red, 223 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDFCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEDFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDFCA color

#CEDFCA rgb(206, 223, 202)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 87.5% green and 79.2% blue (206, 223, 202).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 25% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#CEDFCA color codes

HEX	`#CEDFCA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 223, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 87.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.08, -9.5, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.08, 12.65, 138.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.5, 70.161, 66.115)`
Decimal	`13557706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDFCA, 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 #CEDFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #CEDFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedfca; }
.text { color: #cedfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 223 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedfca, #cadfd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CEDFCA?: #CEDFCA 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 #CEDFCA?: The RGB value is 206, 223, 202: 206 red, 223 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDFCA?: The complementary color is #DBCADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.