What color is #CDEFEC?

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

What is the RGB value of #CDEFEC?

The RGB value is 205, 239, 236: 205 red, 239 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDEFEC?

The complementary color is #EFCDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDEFEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDEFEC color

#CDEFEC rgb(205, 239, 236)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 93.7% green and 92.5% blue (205, 239, 236).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 52% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#CDEFEC color codes

HEX	`#CDEFEC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 239, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 93.7%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 52%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 14%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.03, -11.58, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.03, 11.8, 191.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.18, 80.766, 91.18)`
Decimal	`13496300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDEFEC, 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 #CDEFEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDEFEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	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 #CDEFEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdefec; }
.text { color: #cdefec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdefec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 239 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdefec, #cde1ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CDEFEC?: #CDEFEC is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDEFEC?: The RGB value is 205, 239, 236: 205 red, 239 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDEFEC?: The complementary color is #EFCDD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDEFEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.