#CDCED5
A very light, muted neutral closely aligning with Lightgray.
About #CDCED5
When working with digital screens, the color #CDCED5 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightgray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 205 red, 206 green, and 213 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow, and 16% black. With a hue angle of 232.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the neutral spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.