Recognised as Colour
#CDE38D
- #CDE38D
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#CDE38D is a green with RGB values 205, 227, 141 and HSL 75°, 61%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#CDE38D#CDE38D
HEX#CDE38D
RGBrgb(205, 227, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.8902, 0.5529
RGB percentages80.4%, 89%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(75.3, 60.6%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.3, 37.9%, 89%)
CMYK9.7%, 0%, 37.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,493,133
CSS custom property--colour: #CDE38D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.97:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#321C72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A38DE3
Analogous#E3CE8D, #A2E38D
Triadic#8DCDE3, #E38DCD
Split complementary#8DA2E3, #CE8DE3
Tetradic#8DE3CE, #A38DE3, #E38DA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G227
B141
Red205 (80.4%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue75.35°
Saturation (HSL)60.56%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CD · G E3 · B 8D
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