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#CDCECE Whisper of Smoke

#CDCECE is a very light gray named Whisper of Smoke. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.8% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(205, 206, 206)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 1% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #CDCECE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.32:1.

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Variations of #CDCECE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CDCECE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CDCECE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDCECE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CECECE
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDCECE
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CDCECE
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CDCECE
  • Achromatopsia 100% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CECECE

#CDCECE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.58:1 Very poor#CDCECE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.32:1 Super#CDCECE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDCECE in CSS

/* Whisper of Smoke */
.color { color: #CDCECE; }
.background { background-color: #CDCECE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDCECE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 206 206);
color: hsl(180 1% 81%);
color: oklch(0.851 0.001 197.1);

#CDCECE FAQ

What color is #CDCECE?

#CDCECE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Whisper of Smoke. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CDCECE?

#CDCECE is rgb(205, 206, 206) in RGB, hsl(180, 1%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCECE?

The complementary color of #CDCECE is #CECDCD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCECE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCECE: 13.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCECE a warm or cool color?

#CDCECE is a neutral color.