What color is #CDE2D1?

#CDE2D1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE2D1?

The RGB value is 205, 226, 209: 205 red, 226 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE2D1?

The complementary color is #E2CDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE2D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE2D1 color

#CDE2D1 rgb(205, 226, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE2D1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 88.6% green and 82% blue (205, 226, 209).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 27% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.4:1).

#CDE2D1 color codes

HEX	`#CDE2D1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 226, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 88.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 27%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 9%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.96, -10.12, 5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.96, 11.73, 149.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.879, 71.975, 70.836)`
Decimal	`13492945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE2D1, 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 #CDE2D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE2D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.4:1	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 #CDE2D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde2d1; }
.text { color: #cde2d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde2d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 226 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde2d1, #cde2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDE2D1?: #CDE2D1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE2D1?: The RGB value is 205, 226, 209: 205 red, 226 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE2D1?: The complementary color is #E2CDDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE2D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.