What color is #CDE5CB?

#CDE5CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE5CB?

The RGB value is 205, 229, 203: 205 red, 229 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE5CB?

The complementary color is #E3CBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE5CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE5CB color

#CDE5CB rgb(205, 229, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE5CB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 89.8% green and 79.6% blue (205, 229, 203).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#CDE5CB color codes

HEX	`#CDE5CB`
RGB	`rgb(205, 229, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 89.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.6, -12.7, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.6, 16.17, 141.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.973, 73.329, 67.272)`
Decimal	`13493707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE5CB, 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 #CDE5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE5CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #CDE5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde5cb; }
.text { color: #cde5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 229 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde5cb, #cbe5d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDE5CB?: #CDE5CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE5CB?: The RGB value is 205, 229, 203: 205 red, 229 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE5CB?: The complementary color is #E3CBE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE5CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.