What color is #CDE3B3?

#CDE3B3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE3B3?

The RGB value is 205, 227, 179: 205 red, 227 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE3B3?

The complementary color is #C9B3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE3B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE3B3 color

#CDE3B3 rgb(205, 227, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE3B3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 89% green and 70.2% blue (205, 227, 179).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 46% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#CDE3B3 color codes

HEX	`#CDE3B3`
RGB	`rgb(205, 227, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 89%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 46%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 21%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.57, -15.64, 21.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.57, 26.24, 126.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.781, 71.172, 53.174)`
Decimal	`13493171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE3B3, 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 #CDE3B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE3B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #CDE3B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde3b3; }
.text { color: #cde3b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde3b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 227 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde3b3, #b5e3b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CDE3B3?: #CDE3B3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE3B3?: The RGB value is 205, 227, 179: 205 red, 227 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE3B3?: The complementary color is #C9B3E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE3B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.