What color is #CDE7D8?

#CDE7D8 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 #CDE7D8?

The RGB value is 205, 231, 216: 205 red, 231 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE7D8?

The complementary color is #E7CDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE7D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE7D8 color

#CDE7D8 rgb(205, 231, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE7D8 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 90.6% green and 84.7% blue (205, 231, 216).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 35% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Splashdown (#D4E8D8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#CDE7D8 color codes

HEX	`#CDE7D8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 231, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 90.6%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 35%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.43, -11.37, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.43, 12.19, 158.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.145, 75.088, 75.961)`
Decimal	`13494232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE7D8, 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 #CDE7D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE7D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	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 #CDE7D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde7d8; }
.text { color: #cde7d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde7d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 231 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde7d8, #cde7e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDE7D8?: #CDE7D8 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 #CDE7D8?: The RGB value is 205, 231, 216: 205 red, 231 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE7D8?: The complementary color is #E7CDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE7D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.