What color is #CDE0D6?

#CDE0D6 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE0D6?

The RGB value is 205, 224, 214: 205 red, 224 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE0D6?

The complementary color is #E0CDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE0D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE0D6 color

#CDE0D6 rgb(205, 224, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE0D6 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 87.8% green and 83.9% blue (205, 224, 214).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 23% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#CDE0D6 color codes

HEX	`#CDE0D6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 224, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 87.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 23%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.56, -8.19, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.56, 8.63, 161.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.968, 71.145, 73.967)`
Decimal	`13492438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE0D6, 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 #CDE0D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE0D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #CDE0D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde0d6; }
.text { color: #cde0d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde0d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 224 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde0d6, #cde0e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDE0D6?: #CDE0D6 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE0D6?: The RGB value is 205, 224, 214: 205 red, 224 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE0D6?: The complementary color is #E0CDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE0D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.