What color is #CDFFDD?

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

What is the RGB value of #CDFFDD?

The RGB value is 205, 255, 221: 205 red, 255 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDFFDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDFFDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.94:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDFFDD color

#CDFFDD rgb(205, 255, 221)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 100% green and 86.7% blue (205, 255, 221).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Smell the Mint (#BEF7CF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.94:1).

#CDFFDD color codes

HEX	`#CDFFDD`
RGB	`rgb(205, 255, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 100%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.88, -22.3, 11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.88, 24.89, 153.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.985, 89.717, 81.812)`
Decimal	`13500381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDFFDD, 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 #CDFFDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDFFDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.94:1	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 #CDFFDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdffdd; }
.text { color: #cdffdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdffdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 255 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdffdd, #cdfff6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CDFFDD?: #CDFFDD is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDFFDD?: The RGB value is 205, 255, 221: 205 red, 255 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDFFDD?: The complementary color is #FFCDEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDFFDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.94:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.