What color is #CDD3B8?

#CDD3B8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD3B8?

The RGB value is 205, 211, 184: 205 red, 211 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD3B8?

The complementary color is #BEB8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD3B8 color

#CDD3B8 rgb(205, 211, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDD3B8 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 82.7% green and 72.2% blue (205, 211, 184).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 23% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#CDD3B8 color codes

HEX	`#CDD3B8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 211, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 82.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 23%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.46, -6.75, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.46, 14.37, 118.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.122, 63.028, 54.495)`
Decimal	`13489080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD3B8, 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 #CDD3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #CDD3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd3b8; }
.text { color: #cdd3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 211 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd3b8, #c0d3b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDD3B8?: #CDD3B8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD3B8?: The RGB value is 205, 211, 184: 205 red, 211 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD3B8?: The complementary color is #BEB8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.