What color is #CDE9C9?

#CDE9C9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Snowy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDE9C9?

The RGB value is 205, 233, 201: 205 red, 233 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDE9C9?

The complementary color is #E5C9E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDE9C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDE9C9 color

#CDE9C9 rgb(205, 233, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDE9C9 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 91.4% green and 78.8% blue (205, 233, 201).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 42% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Snowy Mint (#D6F0CD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CDE9C9 color codes

HEX	`#CDE9C9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 233, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 91.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 42%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.61, -15.04, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.61, 19.55, 140.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.856, 75.473, 66.398)`
Decimal	`13494729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDE9C9, 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 #CDE9C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDE9C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #CDE9C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cde9c9; }
.text { color: #cde9c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cde9c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 233 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cde9c9, #c9e9d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CDE9C9?: #CDE9C9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Snowy Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDE9C9?: The RGB value is 205, 233, 201: 205 red, 233 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDE9C9?: The complementary color is #E5C9E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDE9C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.