What color is #CDDACC?

#CDDACC 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 #CDDACC?

The RGB value is 205, 218, 204: 205 red, 218 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDACC?

The complementary color is #D9CCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDACC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDACC color

#CDDACC rgb(205, 218, 204)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.5% green and 80% blue (205, 218, 204).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 16% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#CDDACC color codes

HEX	`#CDDACC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 218, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 16%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.75, -6.93, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.75, 8.78, 142.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.145, 67.481, 66.919)`
Decimal	`13490892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDACC, 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 #CDDACC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDACC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #CDDACC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddacc; }
.text { color: #cddacc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddacc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 218 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddacc, #ccdad2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDDACC?: #CDDACC 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 #CDDACC?: The RGB value is 205, 218, 204: 205 red, 218 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDACC?: The complementary color is #D9CCDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDACC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.