What color is #CDD9DA?

#CDD9DA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Memories of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD9DA?

The RGB value is 205, 217, 218: 205 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD9DA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDD9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD9DA color

#CDD9DA rgb(205, 217, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD9DA is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.1% green and 85.5% blue (205, 217, 218).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Memories of Rain (#D2DDE0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#CDD9DA color codes

HEX	`#CDD9DA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 217, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.84, -3.84, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.84, 4.28, 206.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.642, 67.666, 76.077)`
Decimal	`13490650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD9DA, 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 #CDD9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #CDD9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd9da; }
.text { color: #cdd9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 217 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd9da, #cdd3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDD9DA?: #CDD9DA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Memories of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD9DA?: The RGB value is 205, 217, 218: 205 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD9DA?: The complementary color is #DACECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.