What color is #CDDABE?

#CDDABE 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 #CDDABE?

The RGB value is 205, 218, 190: 205 red, 218 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDABE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDDABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDABE color

#CDDABE rgb(205, 218, 190)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.5% green and 74.5% blue (205, 218, 190).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#CDDABE color codes

HEX	`#CDDABE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 218, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.42, -9.35, 12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.42, 15.45, 127.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.541, 66.839, 58.47)`
Decimal	`13490878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDABE, 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 #CDDABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #CDDABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddabe; }
.text { color: #cddabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 218 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddabe, #bfdabe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDDABE?: #CDDABE 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 #CDDABE?: The RGB value is 205, 218, 190: 205 red, 218 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDABE?: The complementary color is #CBBEDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.