What color is #CDF9F8?

#CDF9F8 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Mount Olympus. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDF9F8?

The RGB value is 205, 249, 248: 205 red, 249 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDF9F8?

The complementary color is #F9CDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDF9F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDF9F8 color

#CDF9F8 rgb(205, 249, 248)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CDF9F8 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 97.6% green and 97.3% blue (205, 249, 248).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 79% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Mount Olympus (#D4FFFF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.5:1).

#CDF9F8 color codes

HEX	`#CDF9F8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 249, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 97.6%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 79%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 18%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.95, -14.18, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.95, 14.78, 196.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.991, 87.505, 101.675)`
Decimal	`13498872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDF9F8, 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 #CDF9F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDF9F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.5:1	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 #CDF9F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdf9f8; }
.text { color: #cdf9f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdf9f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 249 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdf9f8, #cde4f9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CDF9F8?: #CDF9F8 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Mount Olympus. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDF9F8?: The RGB value is 205, 249, 248: 205 red, 249 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDF9F8?: The complementary color is #F9CDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDF9F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.5:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.