What color is #CDE5D8?

#CDE5D8 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 #CDE5D8?

The RGB value is 205, 229, 216: 205 red, 229 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE5D8?

The complementary color is #E5CDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE5D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE5D8 color

#CDE5D8 rgb(205, 229, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE5D8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 89.8% green and 84.7% blue (205, 229, 216).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Splashdown (#D4E8D8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#CDE5D8 color codes

HEX	`#CDE5D8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 229, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 89.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.91, -10.36, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.91, 10.98, 160.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.588, 73.975, 75.775)`
Decimal	`13493720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE5D8, 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 #CDE5D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE5D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	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 #CDE5D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde5d8; }
.text { color: #cde5d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde5d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 229 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde5d8, #cde5e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDE5D8?: #CDE5D8 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 #CDE5D8?: The RGB value is 205, 229, 216: 205 red, 229 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE5D8?: The complementary color is #E5CDDA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE5D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.8:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.