What color is #CDDCB8?

#CDDCB8 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 #CDDCB8?

The RGB value is 205, 220, 184: 205 red, 220 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDCB8?

The complementary color is #C7B8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDCB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDCB8 color

#CDDCB8 rgb(205, 220, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDDCB8 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 86.3% green and 72.2% blue (205, 220, 184).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 34% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#CDDCB8 color codes

HEX	`#CDDCB8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 220, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 86.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 34%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.82, -11.34, 16.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.82, 19.63, 125.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.421, 67.626, 55.261)`
Decimal	`13491384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDCB8, 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 #CDDCB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDCB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #CDDCB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddcb8; }
.text { color: #cddcb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddcb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 220 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddcb8, #bbdcb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CDDCB8?: #CDDCB8 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 #CDDCB8?: The RGB value is 205, 220, 184: 205 red, 220 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDCB8?: The complementary color is #C7B8DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDCB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.