What color is #CDD9E7?

#CDD9E7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ice Desert. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD9E7?

The RGB value is 205, 217, 231: 205 red, 217 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD9E7?

The complementary color is #E7DBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD9E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD9E7 color

#CDD9E7 rgb(205, 217, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDD9E7 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.1% green and 90.6% blue (205, 217, 231).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ice Desert (#D1DCE8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#CDD9E7 color codes

HEX	`#CDD9E7`
RGB	`rgb(205, 217, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.1%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.19, -1.31, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.19, 8.34, 260.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.41, 68.374, 85.39)`
Decimal	`13490663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD9E7, 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 #CDD9E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD9E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #CDD9E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd9e7; }
.text { color: #cdd9e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd9e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 217 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd9e7, #cecde7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CDD9E7?: #CDD9E7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ice Desert. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD9E7?: The RGB value is 205, 217, 231: 205 red, 217 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD9E7?: The complementary color is #E7DBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD9E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.