What color is #CDEBE0?

#CDEBE0 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDEBE0?

The RGB value is 205, 235, 224: 205 red, 235 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDEBE0?

The complementary color is #EBCDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDEBE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDEBE0 color

#CDEBE0 rgb(205, 235, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDEBE0 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 92.2% green and 87.8% blue (205, 235, 224).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 43% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Minty Fresh (#D2F2E7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#CDEBE0 color codes

HEX	`#CDEBE0`
RGB	`rgb(205, 235, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 92.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 43%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 13%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.68, -11.89, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.68, 12.06, 170.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.337, 77.776, 81.919)`
Decimal	`13495264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDEBE0, 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 #CDEBE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDEBE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	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 #CDEBE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdebe0; }
.text { color: #cdebe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdebe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 235 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdebe0, #cde7eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CDEBE0?: #CDEBE0 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minty Fresh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDEBE0?: The RGB value is 205, 235, 224: 205 red, 235 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDEBE0?: The complementary color is #EBCDD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDEBE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.