What color is #CDD5D4?

#CDD5D4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD5D4?

The RGB value is 205, 213, 212: 205 red, 213 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD5D4?

The complementary color is #D5CDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD5D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD5D4 color

#CDD5D4 rgb(205, 213, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD5D4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 83.5% green and 83.1% blue (205, 213, 212).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 9% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Whisperer (#CBD1D0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#CDD5D4 color codes

HEX	`#CDD5D4`
RGB	`rgb(205, 213, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 83.5%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 9%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.65, -2.89, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.65, 2.93, 188.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.852, 65.321, 71.677)`
Decimal	`13489620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD5D4, 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 #CDD5D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD5D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #CDD5D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd5d4; }
.text { color: #cdd5d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd5d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 213 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd5d4, #cdd2d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDD5D4?: #CDD5D4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD5D4?: The RGB value is 205, 213, 212: 205 red, 213 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD5D4?: The complementary color is #D5CDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD5D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.