What color is #CDF3E5?

#CDF3E5 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDF3E5?

The RGB value is 205, 243, 229: 205 red, 243 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDF3E5?

The complementary color is #F3CDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDF3E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDF3E5 color

#CDF3E5 rgb(205, 243, 229)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDF3E5 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 95.3% green and 89.8% blue (205, 243, 229).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 61% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#CDF3E5 color codes

HEX	`#CDF3E5`
RGB	`rgb(205, 243, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 95.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 61%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.9, -14.94, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.9, 15.17, 169.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.367, 82.736, 86.323)`
Decimal	`13497317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDF3E5, 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 #CDF3E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDF3E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	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 #CDF3E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdf3e5; }
.text { color: #cdf3e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdf3e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 243 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdf3e5, #cdeef3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CDF3E5?: #CDF3E5 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDF3E5?: The RGB value is 205, 243, 229: 205 red, 243 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDF3E5?: The complementary color is #F3CDDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDF3E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.