What color is #CDDBB9?

#CDDBB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDDBB9?

The RGB value is 205, 219, 185: 205 red, 219 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDBB9?

The complementary color is #C7B9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDBB9 color

#CDDBB9 rgb(205, 219, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDDBB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.9% green and 72.5% blue (205, 219, 185).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 32% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#CDDBB9 color codes

HEX	`#CDDBB9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 219, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 32%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.58, -10.67, 15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.58, 18.54, 125.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.264, 67.145, 55.728)`
Decimal	`13491129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDBB9, 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 #CDDBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #CDDBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddbb9; }
.text { color: #cddbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 219 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddbb9, #bcdbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDDBB9?: #CDDBB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDBB9?: The RGB value is 205, 219, 185: 205 red, 219 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDBB9?: The complementary color is #C7B9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.