What color is #CDD9CE?

#CDD9CE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD9CE?

The RGB value is 205, 217, 206: 205 red, 217 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD9CE?

The complementary color is #D9CDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD9CE color

#CDD9CE rgb(205, 217, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDD9CE is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.1% green and 80.8% blue (205, 217, 206).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 14% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.41:1).

#CDD9CE color codes

HEX	`#CDD9CE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 217, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 14%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.53, -6.06, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.53, 7.27, 146.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.128, 67.061, 68.104)`
Decimal	`13490638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD9CE, 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 #CDD9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.41:1	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 #CDD9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd9ce; }
.text { color: #cdd9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 217 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd9ce, #cdd9d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDD9CE?: #CDD9CE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD9CE?: The RGB value is 205, 217, 206: 205 red, 217 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD9CE?: The complementary color is #D9CDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.