What color is #CDEEC8?

#CDEEC8 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDEEC8?

The RGB value is 205, 238, 200: 205 red, 238 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDEEC8?

The complementary color is #E9C8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDEEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDEEC8 color

#CDEEC8 rgb(205, 238, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDEEC8 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 93.3% green and 78.4% blue (205, 238, 200).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 53% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#CDEEC8 color codes

HEX	`#CDEEC8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 238, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 93.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 53%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.92, -17.69, 14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.92, 23.1, 139.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.174, 78.297, 66.259)`
Decimal	`13496008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDEEC8, 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 #CDEEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDEEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #CDEEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdeec8; }
.text { color: #cdeec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdeec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 238 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdeec8, #c8eed6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CDEEC8?: #CDEEC8 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDEEC8?: The RGB value is 205, 238, 200: 205 red, 238 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDEEC8?: The complementary color is #E9C8EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDEEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.