What color is #CDDCA7?

#CDDCA7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDDCA7?

The RGB value is 205, 220, 167: 205 red, 220 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDCA7?

The complementary color is #B6A7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDCA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDCA7 color

#CDDCA7 rgb(205, 220, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDDCA7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 86.3% green and 65.5% blue (205, 220, 167).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 43% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#CDDCA7 color codes

HEX	`#CDDCA7`
RGB	`rgb(205, 220, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 86.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 43%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 24%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.48, -13.95, 24.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.48, 28.13, 119.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.744, 66.956, 46.433)`
Decimal	`13491367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDCA7, 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 #CDDCA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDCA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #CDDCA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddca7; }
.text { color: #cddca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 220 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddca7, #b3dca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CDDCA7?: #CDDCA7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDCA7?: The RGB value is 205, 220, 167: 205 red, 220 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDCA7?: The complementary color is #B6A7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDCA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.