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#CED5DD Ephemeral Blue

#CED5DD is a very light gray named Ephemeral Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(206, 213, 221)). Its HSL value is 212° hue, 18% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #CED5DD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.19:1.

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Variations of #CED5DD

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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#CED5DD 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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#CED5DD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CED5DD 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 #D1D3DD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2D5DD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1D5DD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1D3DD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0D4DD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CBD7D7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CDD6DA
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3D4D6

#CED5DD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#CED5DD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.19:1 Super#CED5DD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CED5DD in CSS

/* Ephemeral Blue */
.color { color: #CED5DD; }
.background { background-color: #CED5DD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CED5DD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 213 221);
color: hsl(212 18% 84%);
color: oklch(0.870 0.013 251.6);

#CED5DD FAQ

What color is #CED5DD?

#CED5DD 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 #CED5DD?

#CED5DD is rgb(206, 213, 221) in RGB, hsl(212, 18%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CED5DD?

The complementary color of #CED5DD is #DDD6CE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CED5DD?

Black text has the best contrast on #CED5DD: 14.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CED5DD a warm or cool color?

#CED5DD is a neutral color.