What color is #CDDDCA?

#CDDDCA 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 #CDDDCA?

The RGB value is 205, 221, 202: 205 red, 221 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDDCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDDDCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDDCA color

#CDDDCA rgb(205, 221, 202)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 86.7% green and 79.2% blue (205, 221, 202).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#CDDDCA color codes

HEX	`#CDDDCA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 221, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 86.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.48, -8.82, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.48, 11.58, 139.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.692, 68.956, 65.925)`
Decimal	`13491658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDDCA, 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 #CDDDCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDDCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #CDDDCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdddca; }
.text { color: #cdddca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdddca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 221 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdddca, #caddd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDDDCA?: #CDDDCA 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 #CDDDCA?: The RGB value is 205, 221, 202: 205 red, 221 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDDCA?: The complementary color is #DACADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDDCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.