What color is #CEDFE0?

#CEDFE0 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDFE0?

The RGB value is 206, 223, 224: 206 red, 223 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDFE0?

The complementary color is #E0CFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDFE0 color

#CEDFE0 rgb(206, 223, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEDFE0 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 87.5% green and 87.8% blue (206, 223, 224).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 22% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#CEDFE0 color codes

HEX	`#CEDFE0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 223, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 87.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 22%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.62, -5.46, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.62, 5.98, 204.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.293, 71.278, 80.825)`
Decimal	`13557728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDFE0, 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 #CEDFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	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 #CEDFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedfe0; }
.text { color: #cedfe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedfe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 223 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedfe0, #ced6e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CEDFE0?: #CEDFE0 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDFE0?: The RGB value is 206, 223, 224: 206 red, 223 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDFE0?: The complementary color is #E0CFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.