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#CED5DA closest to Ephemeral Blue

#CED5DA is a very light gray; the closest named color is Ephemeral Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(206, 213, 218)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 14% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #CED5DA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.15:1.

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Variations of #CED5DA

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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#CED5DA 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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#CED5DA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CED5DA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1D3DA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3D5DA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2D5DA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1D3DA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0D4DA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CBD6D7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CDD6D8
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2D4D5

#CED5DA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#CED5DA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.15:1 Super#CED5DA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CED5DA in CSS

/* Ephemeral Blue */
.color { color: #CED5DA; }
.background { background-color: #CED5DA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CED5DA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 213 218);
color: hsl(205 14% 83%);
color: oklch(0.869 0.010 238.5);

#CED5DA FAQ

What color is #CED5DA?

#CED5DA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CED5DA?

#CED5DA is rgb(206, 213, 218) in RGB, hsl(205, 14%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CED5DA?

The complementary color of #CED5DA is #DAD3CE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CED5DA?

Black text has the best contrast on #CED5DA: 14.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CED5DA a warm or cool color?

#CED5DA is a neutral color.