What color is #CDDCCE?

#CDDCCE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDDCCE?

The RGB value is 205, 220, 206: 205 red, 220 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDCCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDDCCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDCCE color

#CDDCCE rgb(205, 220, 206)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 86.3% green and 80.8% blue (205, 220, 206).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#CDDCCE color codes

HEX	`#CDDCCE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 220, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 86.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.32, -7.6, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.32, 9.18, 145.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.908, 68.621, 68.364)`
Decimal	`13491406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDCCE, 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 #CDDCCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDCCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	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 #CDDCCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddcce; }
.text { color: #cddcce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddcce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 220 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddcce, #cddcd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDDCCE?: #CDDCCE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDCCE?: The RGB value is 205, 220, 206: 205 red, 220 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDCCE?: The complementary color is #DCCDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDCCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.