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Recognised as Colour

#CDD9C6

  • #CDD9C6
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#CDD9C6 is a green with RGB values 205, 217, 198 and HSL 98°, 20%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CDD9C6#CDD9C6
HEX#CDD9C6
RGBrgb(205, 217, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.851, 0.7765
RGB percentages80.4%, 85.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(97.9, 20%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(97.9, 8.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK5.5%, 0%, 8.8%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,490,630
CSS custom property--colour: #CDD9C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#322639

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBD6C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D5C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CDD7D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 11Gainsboro · ΔE 11.2Beige · ΔE 11.8Antique white · ΔE 13Silver · ΔE 13.3Honeydew · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2C6D9
Analogous#D7D9C6, #C6D9C9
Triadic#C6CDD9, #D9C6CD
Split complementary#C9C6D9, #D9C6D7
Tetradic#C6D7D9, #D2C6D9, #D9C9C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E8EDE5
Darker −10%#B2C5A7
Darker −20%#97B089
Darker −30%#7C9C6A
Darker −40%#647F54
More saturated +25%#CAE5BA
Less saturated −25%#D0D0D0

Channel breakdown

R205
G217
B198
Red205 (80.4%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue97.89°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CD · G D9 · B C6

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