What color is #CDDADF?

#CDDADF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Head in the Clouds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDDADF?

The RGB value is 205, 218, 223: 205 red, 218 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDADF?

The complementary color is #DFD2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDADF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDADF color

#CDDADF rgb(205, 218, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDDADF is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.5% green and 87.5% blue (205, 218, 223).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 22% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Head in the Clouds (#D1DDE1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#CDDADF color codes

HEX	`#CDDADF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 218, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 22%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.23, -3.4, -3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.23, 5.22, 229.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.565, 68.449, 79.661)`
Decimal	`13490911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDADF, 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 #CDDADF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDADF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #CDDADF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddadf; }
.text { color: #cddadf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddadf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 218 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddadf, #cdd1df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CDDADF?: #CDDADF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Head in the Clouds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDADF?: The RGB value is 205, 218, 223: 205 red, 218 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDADF?: The complementary color is #DFD2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDADF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.