What color is #CDEAE5?

#CDEAE5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDEAE5?

The RGB value is 205, 234, 229: 205 red, 234 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDEAE5?

The complementary color is #EACDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDEAE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDEAE5 color

#CDEAE5 rgb(205, 234, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CDEAE5 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 91.8% green and 89.8% blue (205, 234, 229).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 41% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#CDEAE5 color codes

HEX	`#CDEAE5`
RGB	`rgb(205, 234, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 91.8%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 41%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.54, -10.43, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.54, 10.46, 184.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.739, 77.48, 85.447)`
Decimal	`13495013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDEAE5, 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 #CDEAE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDEAE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	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 #CDEAE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdeae5; }
.text { color: #cdeae5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdeae5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 234 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdeae5, #cde0ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CDEAE5?: #CDEAE5 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDEAE5?: The RGB value is 205, 234, 229: 205 red, 234 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDEAE5?: The complementary color is #EACDD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDEAE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.5:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.