What color is #CDDBD5?

#CDDBD5 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 #CDDBD5?

The RGB value is 205, 219, 213: 205 red, 219 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDBD5?

The complementary color is #DBCDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDBD5?

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.

#CDDBD5 color

#CDDBD5 rgb(205, 219, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDDBD5 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.9% green and 83.5% blue (205, 219, 213).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 16% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CDDBD5 color codes

HEX	`#CDDBD5`
RGB	`rgb(205, 219, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.9%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 16%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.23, -5.81, 1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.23, 5.96, 167.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.516, 68.446, 72.856)`
Decimal	`13491157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDBD5, 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 #CDDBD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDBD5 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 #CDDBD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddbd5; }
.text { color: #cddbd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddbd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 219 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddbd5, #cddadb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDDBD5?: #CDDBD5 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 #CDDBD5?: The RGB value is 205, 219, 213: 205 red, 219 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDBD5?: The complementary color is #DBCDD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDBD5?: 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.