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Recognised as Colour

#CDDDD7

  • #CDDDD7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CDDDD7 is a cyan with RGB values 205, 221, 215 and HSL 157°, 19%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CDDDD7#CDDDD7
HEX#CDDDD7
RGBrgb(205, 221, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8667, 0.8431
RGB percentages80.4%, 86.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(157.5, 19%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.5, 7.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK7.2%, 0%, 2.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,491,671
CSS custom property--colour: #CDDDD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.92:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#322228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCDBD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9D8D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CADDDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.6Light grey · ΔE 6.9Silver · ΔE 11.2White smoke · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 11.9Light cyan · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDCDD3
Analogous#CDDDCF, #CDDBDD
Triadic#D7CDDD, #DDD7CD
Split complementary#DDCDDB, #DDCFCD
Tetradic#CFCDDD, #DDCDD3, #DBDDCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBF2EF
Darker −10%#AFC8BF
Darker −20%#90B4A6
Darker −30%#729F8E
Darker −40%#5A8474
More saturated +25%#C3E8DA
Less saturated −25%#D5D5D5

Channel breakdown

R205
G221
B215
Red205 (80.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue157.5°
Saturation (HSL)19.05%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CD · G DD · B D7

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