What color is #CDE6D7?

#CDE6D7 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 #CDE6D7?

The RGB value is 205, 230, 215: 205 red, 230 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE6D7?

The complementary color is #E6CDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE6D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE6D7 color

#CDE6D7 rgb(205, 230, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE6D7 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 90.2% green and 84.3% blue (205, 230, 215).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Splashdown (#D4E8D8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#CDE6D7 color codes

HEX	`#CDE6D7`
RGB	`rgb(205, 230, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 90.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.15, -11.05, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.15, 11.94, 157.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.737, 74.478, 75.189)`
Decimal	`13493975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE6D7, 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 #CDE6D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE6D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	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 #CDE6D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde6d7; }
.text { color: #cde6d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde6d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 230 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde6d7, #cde6e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDE6D7?: #CDE6D7 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 #CDE6D7?: The RGB value is 205, 230, 215: 205 red, 230 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE6D7?: The complementary color is #E6CDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE6D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.