What color is #CDE8C2?

#CDE8C2 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE8C2?

The RGB value is 205, 232, 194: 205 red, 232 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE8C2?

The complementary color is #DDC2E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE8C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE8C2 color

#CDE8C2 rgb(205, 232, 194)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE8C2 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 91% green and 76.1% blue (205, 232, 194).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#CDE8C2 color codes

HEX	`#CDE8C2`
RGB	`rgb(205, 232, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 91%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 16%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.2, -15.73, 15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.2, 22.12, 135.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.769, 74.587, 62.066)`
Decimal	`13494466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE8C2, 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 #CDE8C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE8C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #CDE8C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde8c2; }
.text { color: #cde8c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde8c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 232 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde8c2, #c2e8ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CDE8C2?: #CDE8C2 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE8C2?: The RGB value is 205, 232, 194: 205 red, 232 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE8C2?: The complementary color is #DDC2E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE8C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.