What color is #CDD5BC?

#CDD5BC 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 #CDD5BC?

The RGB value is 205, 213, 188: 205 red, 213 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD5BC?

The complementary color is #C4BCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD5BC color

#CDD5BC rgb(205, 213, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDD5BC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 83.5% green and 73.7% blue (205, 213, 188).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 23% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#CDD5BC color codes

HEX	`#CDD5BC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 213, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 83.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 23%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 12%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.07, -7.12, 11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.07, 13.47, 121.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.047, 64.198, 56.901)`
Decimal	`13489596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD5BC, 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 #CDD5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #CDD5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd5bc; }
.text { color: #cdd5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 213 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd5bc, #c1d5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDD5BC?: #CDD5BC 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 #CDD5BC?: The RGB value is 205, 213, 188: 205 red, 213 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD5BC?: The complementary color is #C4BCD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.