What color is #CDDDD0?

#CDDDD0 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 #CDDDD0?

The RGB value is 205, 221, 208: 205 red, 221 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDDD0?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDDDD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDDD0 color

#CDDDD0 rgb(205, 221, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDDDD0 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 86.7% green and 81.6% blue (205, 221, 208).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 19% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#CDDDD0 color codes

HEX	`#CDDDD0`
RGB	`rgb(205, 221, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 86.7%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 19%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.63, -7.75, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.63, 8.98, 149.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.416, 69.246, 69.74)`
Decimal	`13491664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDDD0, 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 #CDDDD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDDD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #CDDDD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdddd0; }
.text { color: #cdddd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdddd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 221 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdddd0, #cdddd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDDDD0?: #CDDDD0 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 #CDDDD0?: The RGB value is 205, 221, 208: 205 red, 221 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDDD0?: The complementary color is #DDCDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDDD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.