#CDE5E9 Color

#CDE5E9 is rgb(205, 229, 233) in RGB and hsl(189, 39%, 86%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gainsboro. Black text is most readable on this background.

#CDE5E9

HEX#CDE5E9

RGBrgb(205, 229, 233)

HSLhsl(189, 39%, 86%)

HSVhsv(189, 12%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.026 208.7)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 9%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #CDE5E9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text15.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CDE5E9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#CDE5E9 Complementary#E9D2CD Analogous#CDE9DF Analogous#CDD7E9 Triadic#E9CDE5 Triadic#E5E9CD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #CDE5E9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D4E9EC #D8EBEE #DFEEF1 #E6F2F4 #EDF6F7 #F1F8F9

Shades

#A3CFD7 #7CBAC5 #51A4B3 #3D7F8A #2A5860 #193439

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