What color is #CDD5B0?

#CDD5B0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD5B0?

The RGB value is 205, 213, 176: 205 red, 213 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD5B0?

The complementary color is #B8B0D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD5B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD5B0 color

#CDD5B0 rgb(205, 213, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDD5B0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 83.5% green and 69% blue (205, 213, 176).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#CDD5B0 color codes

HEX	`#CDD5B0`
RGB	`rgb(205, 213, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 83.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.81, -9.05, 17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.81, 19.62, 117.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.807, 63.702, 50.369)`
Decimal	`13489584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD5B0, 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 #CDD5B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD5B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #CDD5B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd5b0; }
.text { color: #cdd5b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd5b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 213 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd5b0, #bbd5b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDD5B0?: #CDD5B0 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD5B0?: The RGB value is 205, 213, 176: 205 red, 213 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD5B0?: The complementary color is #B8B0D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD5B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.