What color is #CDEDD9?

#CDEDD9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDEDD9?

The RGB value is 205, 237, 217: 205 red, 237 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDEDD9?

The complementary color is #EDCDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDEDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDEDD9 color

#CDEDD9 rgb(205, 237, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDEDD9 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 92.9% green and 85.1% blue (205, 237, 217).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 47% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.71:1).

#CDEDD9 color codes

HEX	`#CDEDD9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 237, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 92.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 47%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.03, -14.2, 6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.03, 15.49, 156.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.982, 78.556, 77.213)`
Decimal	`13495769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDEDD9, 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 #CDEDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDEDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.71:1	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 #CDEDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdedd9; }
.text { color: #cdedd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdedd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 237 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdedd9, #cdede9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CDEDD9?: #CDEDD9 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDEDD9?: The RGB value is 205, 237, 217: 205 red, 237 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDEDD9?: The complementary color is #EDCDE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDEDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.