What color is #CDDCCD?

#CDDCCD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDDCCD?

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

What is the complementary color of #CDDCCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDDCCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDCCD color

#CDDCCD rgb(205, 220, 205)

Shades of green

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

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#CDDCCD color codes

HEX	`#CDDCCD`
RGB	`rgb(205, 220, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 86.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.29, -7.78, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.29, 9.61, 144.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.787, 68.573, 67.726)`
Decimal	`13491405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDCCD, 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 #CDDCCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDCCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #CDDCCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddccd; }
.text { color: #cddccd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddccd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 220 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddccd, #cddcd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDDCCD?: #CDDCCD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDCCD?: The RGB value is 205, 220, 205: 205 red, 220 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDCCD?: The complementary color is #DCCDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDCCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.