What color is #CDE4D6?

#CDE4D6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Splashdown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE4D6?

The RGB value is 205, 228, 214: 205 red, 228 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE4D6?

The complementary color is #E4CDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE4D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE4D6 color

#CDE4D6 rgb(205, 228, 214)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE4D6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 89.4% green and 83.9% blue (205, 228, 214).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 30% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Splashdown (#D4E8D8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#CDE4D6 color codes

HEX	`#CDE4D6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 228, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 89.4%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 30%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.6, -10.22, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.6, 11.07, 157.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.055, 73.32, 74.33)`
Decimal	`13493462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE4D6, 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 #CDE4D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE4D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	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 #CDE4D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde4d6; }
.text { color: #cde4d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde4d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 228 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde4d6, #cde4e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDE4D6?: #CDE4D6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Splashdown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE4D6?: The RGB value is 205, 228, 214: 205 red, 228 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE4D6?: The complementary color is #E4CDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE4D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.