What color is #CDE9C1?

#CDE9C1 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 #CDE9C1?

The RGB value is 205, 233, 193: 205 red, 233 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE9C1?

The complementary color is #DDC1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE9C1?

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.

#CDE9C1 color

#CDE9C1 rgb(205, 233, 193)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE9C1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 91.4% green and 75.7% blue (205, 233, 193).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 48% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CDE9C1 color codes

HEX	`#CDE9C1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 233, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 91.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 48%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 17%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.44, -16.39, 16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.44, 23.19, 134.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.94, 75.106, 61.57)`
Decimal	`13494721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE9C1, 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 #CDE9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE9C1 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 #CDE9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde9c1; }
.text { color: #cde9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 233 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde9c1, #c1e9c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CDE9C1?: #CDE9C1 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 #CDE9C1?: The RGB value is 205, 233, 193: 205 red, 233 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE9C1?: The complementary color is #DDC1E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE9C1?: 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.