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#CDEDF4 Color

#CDEDF4 is rgb(205, 237, 244) in RGB, hsl(191, 64%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDEDF4
HEX#CDEDF4
RGBrgb(205, 237, 244)
HSLhsl(191, 64%, 88%)
HSVhsv(191, 16%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(92.5% 0.035 212.4)
LABlab(91.59% -9.74 -7.10)
LCHlch(91.59% 12.05 216.07)

What #CDEDF4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CDEDF4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#CDEDF4 Channel Values

How #CDEDF4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 205 · G 237 · B 2448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 64% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 16% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.23:1 vs white · 17.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDEDF4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CDEDF4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDEDF4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDEDF4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDEDF4.

How #CDEDF4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CDEDF4
Protanopia#E8E8F4
Protanomaly#DEEAF4
Deuteranopia#E3E3F5
Deuteranomaly#DBE7F4
Tritanopia#CCEEEE
Tritanomaly#CCEEF0
Achromatopsia#E7E7E7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDEDF4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cdedf4: #CDEDF4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDEDF4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdedf4': '#CDEDF4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.929, blue: 0.957)
Android XML<color name="color_cdedf4">#CDEDF4</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDEDF4"

More Teal Colors

#CDEDF4 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDEDF4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDEDF4?

#CDEDF4 is a lightest teal — rgb(205, 237, 244) in RGB and hsl(191, 64%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.99.

What is the RGB value of #CDEDF4?

#CDEDF4 is rgb(205, 237, 244) — red 205, green 237, and blue 244 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDEDF4?

#CDEDF4 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDEDF4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDEDF4 scores 1.23:1 against white and 17.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDEDF4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDEDF4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 7.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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