What color is #CDD1BC?

#CDD1BC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD1BC?

The RGB value is 205, 209, 188: 205 red, 209 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD1BC?

The complementary color is #C0BCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD1BC color

#CDD1BC rgb(205, 209, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD1BC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 82% green and 73.7% blue (205, 209, 188).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#CDD1BC color codes

HEX	`#CDD1BC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 209, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 82%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.03, -5.06, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.03, 11.16, 116.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.053, 62.211, 56.569)`
Decimal	`13488572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD1BC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CDD1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CDD1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd1bc; }
.text { color: #cdd1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 209 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd1bc, #c3d1bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDD1BC?: #CDD1BC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD1BC?: The RGB value is 205, 209, 188: 205 red, 209 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD1BC?: The complementary color is #C0BCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.