What color is #CDF3C6?

#CDF3C6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Maroccan Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDF3C6?

The RGB value is 205, 243, 198: 205 red, 243 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDF3C6?

The complementary color is #ECC6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDF3C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDF3C6 color

#CDF3C6 rgb(205, 243, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDF3C6 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 95.3% green and 77.6% blue (205, 243, 198).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 65% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Maroccan Tea (#D0F0C0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.23:1).

#CDF3C6 color codes

HEX	`#CDF3C6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 243, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 95.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 65%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 19%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.2, -20.47, 17.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.2, 27.06, 139.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.418, 81.156, 65.528)`
Decimal	`13497286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDF3C6, 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 #CDF3C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDF3C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.23:1	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 #CDF3C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdf3c6; }
.text { color: #cdf3c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdf3c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 243 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdf3c6, #c6f3d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CDF3C6?: #CDF3C6 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Maroccan Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDF3C6?: The RGB value is 205, 243, 198: 205 red, 243 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDF3C6?: The complementary color is #ECC6F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDF3C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.