What color is #CDDFE9?

#CDDFE9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bird Bath Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDDFE9?

The RGB value is 205, 223, 233: 205 red, 223 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDFE9?

The complementary color is #E9D7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDDFE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDFE9 color

#CDDFE9 rgb(205, 223, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDDFE9 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 87.5% green and 91.4% blue (205, 223, 233).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 39% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Bird Bath Blue (#CDDFE7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#CDDFE9 color codes

HEX	`#CDDFE9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 223, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 87.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 39%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.79, -4.02, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.79, 8.01, 239.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.269, 71.637, 87.411)`
Decimal	`13492201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDFE9, 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 #CDDFE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDFE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #CDDFE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddfe9; }
.text { color: #cddfe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddfe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 223 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddfe9, #cdd1e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CDDFE9?: #CDDFE9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bird Bath Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDFE9?: The RGB value is 205, 223, 233: 205 red, 223 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDFE9?: The complementary color is #E9D7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDFE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.