What color is #CDD8BB?

#CDD8BB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD8BB?

The RGB value is 205, 216, 187: 205 red, 216 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD8BB?

The complementary color is #C6BBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD8BB color

#CDD8BB rgb(205, 216, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDD8BB is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 84.7% green and 73.3% blue (205, 216, 187).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 27% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#CDD8BB color codes

HEX	`#CDD8BB`
RGB	`rgb(205, 216, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 84.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 27%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.83, -8.82, 13.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.83, 15.75, 124.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.701, 65.679, 56.589)`
Decimal	`13490363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD8BB, 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 #CDD8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #CDD8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd8bb; }
.text { color: #cdd8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 216 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd8bb, #bfd8bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDD8BB?: #CDD8BB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD8BB?: The RGB value is 205, 216, 187: 205 red, 216 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD8BB?: The complementary color is #C6BBD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.