What color is #CDE6E9?

#CDE6E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave Splash. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE6E9?

The RGB value is 205, 230, 233: 205 red, 230 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE6E9?

The complementary color is #E9D0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE6E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE6E9 color

#CDE6E9 rgb(205, 230, 233)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CDE6E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 90.2% green and 91.4% blue (205, 230, 233).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 39% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wave Splash (#CBE4E7), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#CDE6E9 color codes

HEX	`#CDE6E9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 230, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 90.2%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 39%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.61, -7.61, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.61, 8.72, 209.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.178, 75.455, 88.047)`
Decimal	`13493993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE6E9, 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 #CDE6E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE6E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #CDE6E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde6e9; }
.text { color: #cde6e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde6e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 230 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde6e9, #cdd8e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CDE6E9?: #CDE6E9 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave Splash. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE6E9?: The RGB value is 205, 230, 233: 205 red, 230 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE6E9?: The complementary color is #E9D0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE6E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.