What color is #CDD1C8?

#CDD1C8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD1C8?

The RGB value is 205, 209, 200: 205 red, 209 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD1C8?

The complementary color is #CCC8D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD1C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD1C8 color

#CDD1C8 rgb(205, 209, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD1C8 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 82% green and 78.4% blue (205, 209, 200).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 9% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#CDD1C8 color codes

HEX	`#CDD1C8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 209, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 82%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 9%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 4%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.31, -2.99, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.31, 4.98, 126.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.401, 62.75, 63.668)`
Decimal	`13488584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD1C8, 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 #CDD1C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD1C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #CDD1C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd1c8; }
.text { color: #cdd1c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd1c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 209 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd1c8, #c9d1c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDD1C8?: #CDD1C8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD1C8?: The RGB value is 205, 209, 200: 205 red, 209 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD1C8?: The complementary color is #CCC8D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD1C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.