What color is #CDEACB?

#CDEACB 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 #CDEACB?

The RGB value is 205, 234, 203: 205 red, 234 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDEACB?

The complementary color is #E8CBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDEACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDEACB color

#CDEACB rgb(205, 234, 203)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 91.8% green and 79.6% blue (205, 234, 203).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 42% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Snowy Mint (#D6F0CD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#CDEACB color codes

HEX	`#CDEACB`
RGB	`rgb(205, 234, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 91.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 42%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 13%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.92, -15.2, 11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.92, 19.29, 141.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.377, 76.136, 67.74)`
Decimal	`13494987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDEACB, 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 #CDEACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDEACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #CDEACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdeacb; }
.text { color: #cdeacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdeacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 234 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdeacb, #cbead9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CDEACB?: #CDEACB 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 #CDEACB?: The RGB value is 205, 234, 203: 205 red, 234 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDEACB?: The complementary color is #E8CBEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDEACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.