What color is #CDE1E4?

#CDE1E4 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE1E4?

The RGB value is 205, 225, 228: 205 red, 225 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE1E4?

The complementary color is #E4D0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE1E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE1E4 color

#CDE1E4 rgb(205, 225, 228)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CDE1E4 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 88.2% green and 89.4% blue (205, 225, 228).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 30% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Melting Point (#CBE1E4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#CDE1E4 color codes

HEX	`#CDE1E4`
RGB	`rgb(205, 225, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 88.2%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 30%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.18, -6.04, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.18, 7.1, 211.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.102, 72.43, 83.881)`
Decimal	`13492708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE1E4, 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 #CDE1E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE1E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #CDE1E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde1e4; }
.text { color: #cde1e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde1e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 225 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde1e4, #cdd6e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CDE1E4?: #CDE1E4 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE1E4?: The RGB value is 205, 225, 228: 205 red, 225 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE1E4?: The complementary color is #E4D0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE1E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.