Recognised as Colour
#CDD8DD
- #CDD8DD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#CDD8DD is a cyan with RGB values 205, 216, 221 and HSL 199°, 19%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#CDD8DD#CDD8DD
HEX#CDD8DD
RGBrgb(205, 216, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8471, 0.8667
RGB percentages80.4%, 84.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(198.8, 19%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.8, 7.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.2%, 2.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,490,397
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD8DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#322722
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDD2CD
Analogous#CDDDDA, #CDD0DD
Triadic#DDCDD8, #D8DDCD
Split complementary#DDCDD0, #DDDACD
Tetradic#DACDDD, #DDD2CD, #D0DDCD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G216
B221
Red205 (80.4%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue198.75°
Saturation (HSL)19.05%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR CD · G D8 · B DD
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