What color is #CDD3C1?

#CDD3C1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD3C1?

The RGB value is 205, 211, 193: 205 red, 211 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD3C1?

The complementary color is #C7C1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD3C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD3C1 color

#CDD3C1 rgb(205, 211, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD3C1 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 82.7% green and 75.7% blue (205, 211, 193).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 17% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#CDD3C1 color codes

HEX	`#CDD3C1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 211, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 82.7%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 17%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 9%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.66, -5.25, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.66, 9.74, 122.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.095, 63.418, 59.622)`
Decimal	`13489089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD3C1, 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 #CDD3C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD3C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #CDD3C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd3c1; }
.text { color: #cdd3c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd3c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 211 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd3c1, #c4d3c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDD3C1?: #CDD3C1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD3C1?: The RGB value is 205, 211, 193: 205 red, 211 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD3C1?: The complementary color is #C7C1D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD3C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.