What color is #CDDCD8?

#CDDCD8 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDDCD8?

The RGB value is 205, 220, 216: 205 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDCD8?

The complementary color is #DCCDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDCD8 color

#CDDCD8 rgb(205, 220, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDDCD8 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 86.3% green and 84.7% blue (205, 220, 216).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#CDDCD8 color codes

HEX	`#CDDCD8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 220, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 86.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.56, -5.77, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.56, 5.77, 177.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.162, 69.123, 74.967)`
Decimal	`13491416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDCD8, 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 #CDDCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #CDDCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddcd8; }
.text { color: #cddcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 220 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddcd8, #cdd9dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CDDCD8?: #CDDCD8 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDCD8?: The RGB value is 205, 220, 216: 205 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDCD8?: The complementary color is #DCCDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.