What color is #CDD5C3?

#CDD5C3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD5C3?

The RGB value is 205, 213, 195: 205 red, 213 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD5C3?

The complementary color is #CBC3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD5C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD5C3 color

#CDD5C3 rgb(205, 213, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD5C3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 83.5% green and 76.5% blue (205, 213, 195).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 18% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#CDD5C3 color codes

HEX	`#CDD5C3`
RGB	`rgb(205, 213, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 83.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 18%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 8%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.23, -5.94, 7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.23, 9.93, 126.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.82, 64.508, 60.972)`
Decimal	`13489603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD5C3, 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 #CDD5C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD5C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #CDD5C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd5c3; }
.text { color: #cdd5c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd5c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 213 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd5c3, #c4d5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDD5C3?: #CDD5C3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD5C3?: The RGB value is 205, 213, 195: 205 red, 213 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD5C3?: The complementary color is #CBC3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD5C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.