What color is #CDFFB8?

#CDFFB8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDFFB8?

The RGB value is 205, 255, 184: 205 red, 255 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDFFB8?

The complementary color is #EAB8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDFFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDFFB8 color

#CDFFB8 rgb(205, 255, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDFFB8 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 100% green and 72.2% blue (205, 255, 184).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Mint Hills (#CCFFC2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.59:1).

#CDFFB8 color codes

HEX	`#CDFFB8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 255, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 100%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 28%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.14, -28.42, 28.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.14, 40.53, 134.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.587, 87.958, 58.65)`
Decimal	`13500344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDFFB8, 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 #CDFFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDFFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.59:1	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 #CDFFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdffb8; }
.text { color: #cdffb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdffb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 255 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdffb8, #b8ffc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #CDFFB8?: #CDFFB8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDFFB8?: The RGB value is 205, 255, 184: 205 red, 255 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDFFB8?: The complementary color is #EAB8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDFFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.59:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.