What color is #CDE8F0?

#CDE8F0 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE8F0?

The RGB value is 205, 232, 240: 205 red, 232 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE8F0?

The complementary color is #F0D5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.4:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE8F0 color

#CDE8F0 rgb(205, 232, 240)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CDE8F0 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 91% green and 94.1% blue (205, 232, 240).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 54% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cold (#D2EAF1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

#CDE8F0 color codes

HEX	`#CDE8F0`
RGB	`rgb(205, 232, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 91%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 54%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 15%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.31, -7.24, -6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.31, 9.98, 223.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.758, 76.982, 93.605)`
Decimal	`13494512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE8F0, 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 #CDE8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	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 #CDE8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde8f0; }
.text { color: #cde8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 232 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde8f0, #cdd6f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CDE8F0?: #CDE8F0 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ice Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE8F0?: The RGB value is 205, 232, 240: 205 red, 232 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE8F0?: The complementary color is #F0D5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.4:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.