What color is #CDD6CA?

#CDD6CA 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 #CDD6CA?

The RGB value is 205, 214, 202: 205 red, 214 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD6CA?

The complementary color is #D3CAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD6CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD6CA color

#CDD6CA rgb(205, 214, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD6CA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 83.9% green and 79.2% blue (205, 214, 202).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 13% saturation and 82% 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

#CDD6CA color codes

HEX	`#CDD6CA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 214, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 83.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 13%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 6%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.66, -5.23, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.66, 7.14, 137.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.882, 65.336, 65.322)`
Decimal	`13489866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD6CA, 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 #CDD6CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD6CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #CDD6CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd6ca; }
.text { color: #cdd6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd6ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 214 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd6ca, #cad6cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDD6CA?: #CDD6CA 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 #CDD6CA?: The RGB value is 205, 214, 202: 205 red, 214 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD6CA?: The complementary color is #D3CAD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD6CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.