What color is #CDDCD1?

#CDDCD1 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 #CDDCD1?

The RGB value is 205, 220, 209: 205 red, 220 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDCD1?

The complementary color is #DCCDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDCD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDCD1 color

#CDDCD1 rgb(205, 220, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDDCD1 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 86.3% green and 82% blue (205, 220, 209).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#CDDCD1 color codes

HEX	`#CDDCD1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 220, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 86.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.39, -7.06, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.39, 7.96, 152.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.276, 68.768, 70.302)`
Decimal	`13491409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDCD1, 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 #CDDCD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDCD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #CDDCD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddcd1; }
.text { color: #cddcd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddcd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 220 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddcd1, #cddcd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDDCD1?: #CDDCD1 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 #CDDCD1?: The RGB value is 205, 220, 209: 205 red, 220 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDCD1?: The complementary color is #DCCDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDCD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.