What color is #CEDFD9?

#CEDFD9 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDFD9?

The RGB value is 206, 223, 217: 206 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDFD9?

The complementary color is #DFCED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDFD9 color

#CEDFD9 rgb(206, 223, 217)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEDFD9 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 87.5% green and 85.1% blue (206, 223, 217).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#CEDFD9 color codes

HEX	`#CEDFD9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 223, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 87.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.44, -6.79, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.44, 6.86, 171.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.363, 70.906, 75.928)`
Decimal	`13557721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDFD9, 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 #CEDFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #CEDFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedfd9; }
.text { color: #cedfd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedfd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 223 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedfd9, #cedddf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #CEDFD9?: #CEDFD9 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDFD9?: The RGB value is 206, 223, 217: 206 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDFD9?: The complementary color is #DFCED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.