Colour

#CDE0D7

#CDE0D7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#CDE0D7 is a cyan with RGB values 205, 224, 215 and HSL 152°, 23%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CDE0D7#CDE0D7

HEX#CDE0D7

RGBrgb(205, 224, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8784, 0.8431

RGB percentages80.4%, 87.8%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(151.6, 23.5%, 84.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(151.6, 8.5%, 87.8%)

CMYK8.5%, 0%, 4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,492,439

CSS custom property--colour: #CDE0D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.24:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#321F28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFDDD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBDAD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CAE0DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 8.3 Light grey · ΔE 8.8 Honeydew · ΔE 11.5 Light cyan · ΔE 11.9 Powder blue · ΔE 12 White smoke · ΔE 12.2

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 8.31, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E0CDD6

Analogous#CDE0CE, #CDE0E0

Triadic#D7CDE0, #E0D7CD

Split complementary#E0CDE0, #E0CECD

Tetradic#CECDE0, #E0CDD6, #E0E0CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#ECF4F0

Darker −10%#AECCBE

Darker −20%#8EB9A5

Darker −30%#6FA58B

Darker −40%#568B72

More saturated +25%#C3EAD8

Less saturated −25%#D7D7D7

Channel breakdown

R205

G224

B215

Red205 (80.4%)

Green224 (87.8%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue151.58°

Saturation (HSL)23.46%

Lightness84.12%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR CD · G E0 · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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