What color is #CDE0DC?

#CDE0DC is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE0DC?

The RGB value is 205, 224, 220: 205 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE0DC?

The complementary color is #E0CDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE0DC color

#CDE0DC rgb(205, 224, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CDE0DC is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 87.8% green and 86.3% blue (205, 224, 220).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 23% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#CDE0DC color codes

HEX	`#CDE0DC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 224, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 87.8%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 23%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.71, -7.06, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.71, 7.07, 181.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.748, 71.457, 78.078)`
Decimal	`13492444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE0DC, 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 #CDE0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	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 #CDE0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde0dc; }
.text { color: #cde0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 224 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde0dc, #cddbe0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CDE0DC?: #CDE0DC is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE0DC?: The RGB value is 205, 224, 220: 205 red, 224 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE0DC?: The complementary color is #E0CDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.