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#CEDED1 Color

#CEDED1 is rgb(206, 222, 209) in RGB, hsl(131, 20%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEDED1
HEX#CEDED1
RGBrgb(206, 222, 209)
HSLhsl(131, 20%, 84%)
HSVhsv(131, 7%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(88.5% 0.025 151.1)
LABlab(86.98% -7.35 4.46)
LCHlch(86.98% 8.60 148.72)

What #CEDED1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CEDED1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CEDED1 Channel Values

How #CEDED1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 206 · G 222 · B 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 20% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 7% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEDED1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEDED1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEDED1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEDED1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CEDED1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEDED1.

How #CEDED1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CEDED1
Protanopia#DBDBD1
Protanomaly#D6DCD1
Deuteranopia#D9D9D1
Deuteranomaly#D5DBD1
Tritanopia#D0DCDC
Tritanomaly#CFDDD8
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEDED1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ceded1: #CEDED1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEDED1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ceded1': '#CEDED1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.871, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_ceded1">#CEDED1</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEDED1"

More Green Colors

#CEDED1 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEDED1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEDED1?

#CEDED1 is a lightest green — rgb(206, 222, 209) in RGB and hsl(131, 20%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #CEDED1?

#CEDED1 is rgb(206, 222, 209) — red 206, green 222, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEDED1?

#CEDED1 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEDED1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEDED1 scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEDED1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEDED1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gainsboro (#DCDCDC) at a CIE76 distance of 8.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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