What color is #CDDED6?

#CDDED6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDDED6?

The RGB value is 205, 222, 214: 205 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDED6?

The complementary color is #DECDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDED6 color

#CDDED6 rgb(205, 222, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDDED6 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 87.1% green and 83.9% blue (205, 222, 214).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#CDDED6 color codes

HEX	`#CDDED6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 222, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 87.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.03, -7.16, 1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.03, 7.43, 164.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.433, 70.076, 73.789)`
Decimal	`13491926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDED6, 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 #CDDED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	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 #CDDED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdded6; }
.text { color: #cdded6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdded6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 222 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdded6, #cddede); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDDED6?: #CDDED6 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDED6?: The RGB value is 205, 222, 214: 205 red, 222 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDED6?: The complementary color is #DECDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.