What color is #CDDCBC?

#CDDCBC 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 #CDDCBC?

The RGB value is 205, 220, 188: 205 red, 220 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDCBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDDCBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDCBC color

#CDDCBC rgb(205, 220, 188)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 86.3% green and 73.7% blue (205, 220, 188).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#CDDCBC color codes

HEX	`#CDDCBC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 220, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 86.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.9, -10.69, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.9, 17.65, 127.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.846, 67.796, 57.5)`
Decimal	`13491388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDCBC, 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 #CDDCBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDCBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #CDDCBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddcbc; }
.text { color: #cddcbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddcbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 220 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddcbc, #bddcbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #CDDCBC?: #CDDCBC 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 #CDDCBC?: The RGB value is 205, 220, 188: 205 red, 220 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDCBC?: The complementary color is #CBBCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDCBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.