What color is #CDDFD8?

#CDDFD8 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 #CDDFD8?

The RGB value is 205, 223, 216: 205 red, 223 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDFD8?

The complementary color is #DFCDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDFD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDFD8 color

#CDDFD8 rgb(205, 223, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDDFD8 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 87.5% green and 84.7% blue (205, 223, 216).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 22% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#CDDFD8 color codes

HEX	`#CDDFD8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 223, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 87.5%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 22%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.34, -7.31, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.34, 7.43, 169.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.957, 70.712, 75.232)`
Decimal	`13492184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDFD8, 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 #CDDFD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDFD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #CDDFD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddfd8; }
.text { color: #cddfd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddfd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 223 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddfd8, #cddddf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDDFD8?: #CDDFD8 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 #CDDFD8?: The RGB value is 205, 223, 216: 205 red, 223 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDFD8?: The complementary color is #DFCDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDFD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.