What color is #CDDCDD?

#CDDCDD is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDDCDD?

The RGB value is 205, 220, 221: 205 red, 220 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDCDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDDCDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDCDD color

#CDDCDD rgb(205, 220, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDDCDD is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 86.3% green and 86.7% blue (205, 220, 221).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 19% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#CDDCDD color codes

HEX	`#CDDCDD`
RGB	`rgb(205, 220, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 86.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 19%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.69, -4.82, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.69, 5.3, 204.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.818, 69.385, 78.423)`
Decimal	`13491421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDCDD, 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 #CDDCDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDCDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	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 #CDDCDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddcdd; }
.text { color: #cddcdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddcdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 220 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddcdd, #cdd4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CDDCDD?: #CDDCDD is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDCDD?: The RGB value is 205, 220, 221: 205 red, 220 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDCDD?: The complementary color is #DDCECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDCDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.