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Recognised as Colour

#CDE2DA

  • #CDE2DA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CDE2DA is a cyan with RGB values 205, 226, 218 and HSL 157°, 27%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CDE2DA#CDE2DA
HEX#CDE2DA
RGBrgb(205, 226, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8863, 0.8549
RGB percentages80.4%, 88.6%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(157.1, 26.6%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.1, 9.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK9.3%, 0%, 3.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,492,954
CSS custom property--colour: #CDE2DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.49:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#321D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1DFDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCDCDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C9E2E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 8.6Light grey · ΔE 9.3Light cyan · ΔE 11Honeydew · ΔE 11.1Powder blue · ΔE 11.3Azure · ΔE 11.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CDD5
Analogous#CDE2D0, #CDE0E2
Triadic#DACDE2, #E2DACD
Split complementary#E2CDE0, #E2D0CD
Tetradic#D0CDE2, #E2CDD5, #E0E2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDF5F2
Darker −10%#ADCFC2
Darker −20%#8CBDAA
Darker −30%#6CAA92
Darker −40%#539079
More saturated +25%#C3ECDC
Less saturated −25%#D7D8D8

Channel breakdown

R205
G226
B218
Red205 (80.4%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue157.14°
Saturation (HSL)26.58%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CD · G E2 · B DA

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