What color is #CDD5C9?

#CDD5C9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD5C9?

The RGB value is 205, 213, 201: 205 red, 213 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD5C9?

The complementary color is #D1C9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD5C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD5C9 color

#CDD5C9 rgb(205, 213, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD5C9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 83.5% green and 78.8% blue (205, 213, 201).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 13% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#CDD5C9 color codes

HEX	`#CDD5C9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 213, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 83.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 13%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 6%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.37, -4.89, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.37, 6.98, 134.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.512, 64.784, 64.616)`
Decimal	`13489609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD5C9, 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 #CDD5C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD5C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #CDD5C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd5c9; }
.text { color: #cdd5c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd5c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 213 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd5c9, #c9d5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDD5C9?: #CDD5C9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD5C9?: The RGB value is 205, 213, 201: 205 red, 213 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD5C9?: The complementary color is #D1C9D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD5C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.