What color is #CDDBDA?

#CDDBDA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDDBDA?

The RGB value is 205, 219, 218: 205 red, 219 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDBDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDDBDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDBDA color

#CDDBDA rgb(205, 219, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDDBDA is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 85.9% green and 85.5% blue (205, 219, 218).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 16% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#CDDBDA color codes

HEX	`#CDDBDA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 219, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 85.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 16%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.36, -4.87, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.36, 5, 193.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.161, 68.703, 76.25)`
Decimal	`13491162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDBDA, 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 #CDDBDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDBDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #CDDBDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddbda; }
.text { color: #cddbda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddbda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 219 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddbda, #cdd5db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CDDBDA?: #CDDBDA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDBDA?: The RGB value is 205, 219, 218: 205 red, 219 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDBDA?: The complementary color is #DBCDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDBDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.