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#cdfdd2

a pale, electric green · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
205, 253, 210
HSL
126°, 92%, 90%
CMYK
19, 0, 17, 1
Luminance
0.8788

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cdfdd2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cdfdd2
Hue
126°
green
Saturation
92%
electric
Lightness
90%
pale
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
92%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8788
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
65/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.58:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 10.7
Where it sits
Hue126° of 360°
Saturation92%
Lightness90%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool65% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cdfdd2
RGBrgb(205, 253, 210)
HSLhsl(126, 92%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 1%)
LABlab(95.1 -23.3 15.6)
LCHlch(95.1 28.0 146.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.949 0.076 147.8)
Decimal13499858
Display P3color(display-p3 0.804 0.992 0.824)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdfdd2;
background-color: #cdfdd2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdfdd2] bg-[#cdfdd2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdfdd2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.992, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdfdd2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCDFDD2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(210, 253, 205)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cdfdd2 · 18.58:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.13:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.58:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cdfdd2 as text scores 1.13:1 on white and 18.58:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdfdd2 on white: 1.13:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdfdd2 on black: 18.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FEF4D0
deuteranopia · #F6EFD4
tritanopia · #C8FBF1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cdfdd2 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FDF3
#E4FBE7
#cdfdd2
#93FB9E
#5DF96D
#27F63D
#09EB21
#08C41B
#069D16
#097114
#06470C
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF3Darkest = 950 · #06470C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF3;
  --brand-100: #E4FBE7;
  --brand-200: #cdfdd2;
  --brand-300: #93FB9E;
  --brand-400: #5DF96D;
  --brand-500: #27F63D;
  --brand-600: #09EB21;
  --brand-700: #08C41B;
  --brand-800: #069D16;
  --brand-900: #097114;
  --brand-950: #06470C;
  --brand: #cdfdd2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cdfdd2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF5
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC4
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B53
Captions on the surface
Accent#AD04C8
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#057B11
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FEE9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142415
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cdfdd2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FDCDF8
Analogous left#E0FDCD
Analogous right#CDFDEA
Split-complement 1#EACDFD
Split-complement 2#FDCDE0
Triadic 1#D2CDFD
Triadic 2#FDD2CD
Tetradic#CDE0FD

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green99.2%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow17.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#cdfdd2 text on a black background

contrast 18.58:1

Card sample

#cdfdd2 text on a white background

contrast 1.13:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdfdd2;
Background color
Panel with #cdfdd2 background
background-color: #cdfdd2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdfdd2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 253, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 253, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdfdd2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdfdd2, #CDFDF2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdfdd2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cdfdd2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#cdfdd2, answered

What color is #cdfdd2?

#cdfdd2 is a pale electric green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 10.7). It sits at 126° on the hue wheel with 92% saturation and 90% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #cdfdd2?

rgb(205, 253, 210) — 205 red, 253 green and 210 blue out of 255, or 80.4% / 99.2% / 82.4% by channel.

Is #cdfdd2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8788 and perceived brightness is 92%, so black text on it reaches 18.58:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cdfdd2?

Black. It scores 18.58:1 against #cdfdd2, versus 1.13:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cdfdd2?

#FDCDF8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EACDFD and #FDCDE0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cdfdd2?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C0EDC4 for borders, #4B9B53 for secondary text, #AD04C8 as an accent and #057B11 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E0FDCD and #CDFDEA stays calm, while #FDCDF8 is the loudest partner.

What is #cdfdd2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #cdfdd2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 65 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DAFDCD; nudged cooler, #CCFEE4.

Work with #cdfdd2 in the Color Lab