What color is #CDE1ED?

#CDE1ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color New Heights. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE1ED?

The RGB value is 205, 225, 237: 205 red, 225 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE1ED?

The complementary color is #EDD9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE1ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE1ED color

#CDE1ED rgb(205, 225, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDE1ED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 88.2% green and 92.9% blue (205, 225, 237).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 47% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is New Heights (#D0E5F2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#CDE1ED color codes

HEX	`#CDE1ED`
RGB	`rgb(205, 225, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 88.2%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 47%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.42, -4.25, -8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.42, 9.15, 242.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.384, 72.943, 90.634)`
Decimal	`13492717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE1ED, 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 #CDE1ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE1ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	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 #CDE1ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde1ed; }
.text { color: #cde1ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde1ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 225 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde1ed, #cdd1ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CDE1ED?: #CDE1ED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color New Heights. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE1ED?: The RGB value is 205, 225, 237: 205 red, 225 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE1ED?: The complementary color is #EDD9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE1ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.