What color is #CDE5F3?

#CDE5F3 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color New Heights. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE5F3?

The RGB value is 205, 229, 243: 205 red, 229 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE5F3?

The complementary color is #F3DBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE5F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE5F3 color

#CDE5F3 rgb(205, 229, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CDE5F3 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 89.8% green and 95.3% blue (205, 229, 243).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 61% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is New Heights (#D0E5F2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#CDE5F3 color codes

HEX	`#CDE5F3`
RGB	`rgb(205, 229, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 89.8%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 61%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.62, -5.09, -9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.62, 10.75, 241.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.37, 75.487, 95.692)`
Decimal	`13493747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE5F3, 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 #CDE5F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE5F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #CDE5F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde5f3; }
.text { color: #cde5f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde5f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 229 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde5f3, #cdd2f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CDE5F3?: #CDE5F3 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color New Heights. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE5F3?: The RGB value is 205, 229, 243: 205 red, 229 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE5F3?: The complementary color is #F3DBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE5F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.