What color is #CDDAD1?

#CDDAD1 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 #CDDAD1?

The RGB value is 205, 218, 209: 205 red, 218 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDAD1?

The complementary color is #DACDD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDAD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDAD1 color

#CDDAD1 rgb(205, 218, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDDAD1 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.5% green and 82% blue (205, 218, 209).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#CDDAD1 color codes

HEX	`#CDDAD1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 218, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.87, -6.03, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.87, 6.7, 154.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.755, 67.725, 70.128)`
Decimal	`13490897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDAD1, 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 #CDDAD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDAD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	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 #CDDAD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddad1; }
.text { color: #cddad1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddad1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 218 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddad1, #cddad8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDDAD1?: #CDDAD1 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 #CDDAD1?: The RGB value is 205, 218, 209: 205 red, 218 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDAD1?: The complementary color is #DACDD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDAD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.