What color is #CEDFDA?

#CEDFDA 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 #CEDFDA?

The RGB value is 206, 223, 218: 206 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDFDA?

The complementary color is #DFCED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDFDA color

#CEDFDA rgb(206, 223, 218)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 87.5% green and 85.5% blue (206, 223, 218).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#CEDFDA color codes

HEX	`#CEDFDA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 223, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 87.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.46, -6.6, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.46, 6.62, 175.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.493, 70.958, 76.615)`
Decimal	`13557722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDFDA, 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 #CEDFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #CEDFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedfda; }
.text { color: #cedfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 223 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedfda, #cedcdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Cream.

Questions

What color is #CEDFDA?: #CEDFDA 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 #CEDFDA?: The RGB value is 206, 223, 218: 206 red, 223 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDFDA?: The complementary color is #DFCED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.