What color is #CDDAD6?

#CDDAD6 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 #CDDAD6?

The RGB value is 205, 218, 214: 205 red, 218 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDAD6?

The complementary color is #DACDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDAD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDAD6 color

#CDDAD6 rgb(205, 218, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDDAD6 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.5% green and 83.9% blue (205, 218, 214).

Its hue angle is 162°, 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#CDDAD6 color codes

HEX	`#CDDAD6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 218, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.99, -5.11, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.99, 5.13, 174.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.383, 67.976, 73.439)`
Decimal	`13490902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDAD6, 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 #CDDAD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDAD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #CDDAD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddad6; }
.text { color: #cddad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddad6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 218 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddad6, #cdd8da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDDAD6?: #CDDAD6 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 #CDDAD6?: The RGB value is 205, 218, 214: 205 red, 218 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDAD6?: The complementary color is #DACDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDAD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.