What color is #CDDAD5?

#CDDAD5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDDAD5?

The RGB value is 205, 218, 213: 205 red, 218 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDAD5?

The complementary color is #DACDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDAD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDAD5 color

#CDDAD5 rgb(205, 218, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDDAD5 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.5% green and 83.5% blue (205, 218, 213).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#CDDAD5 color codes

HEX	`#CDDAD5`
RGB	`rgb(205, 218, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.97, -5.29, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.97, 5.38, 169.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.256, 67.925, 72.769)`
Decimal	`13490901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDAD5, 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 #CDDAD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDAD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #CDDAD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddad5; }
.text { color: #cddad5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddad5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 218 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddad5, #cdd8da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDDAD5?: #CDDAD5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDAD5?: The RGB value is 205, 218, 213: 205 red, 218 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDAD5?: The complementary color is #DACDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDAD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.