What color is #CDE1CA?

#CDE1CA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE1CA?

The RGB value is 205, 225, 202: 205 red, 225 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE1CA?

The complementary color is #DECAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE1CA color

#CDE1CA rgb(205, 225, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE1CA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 88.2% green and 79.2% blue (205, 225, 202).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 28% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#CDE1CA color codes

HEX	`#CDE1CA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 225, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 88.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 28%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.53, -10.85, 9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.53, 14.1, 140.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.761, 71.093, 66.282)`
Decimal	`13492682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE1CA, 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 #CDE1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	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 #CDE1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde1ca; }
.text { color: #cde1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 225 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde1ca, #cae1d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDE1CA?: #CDE1CA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE1CA?: The RGB value is 205, 225, 202: 205 red, 225 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE1CA?: The complementary color is #DECAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.