#CDF9EC Color

#CDF9EC is rgb(205, 249, 236) in RGB, hsl(162, 79%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDF9EC

HEX#CDF9EC

RGBrgb(205, 249, 236)

HSLhsl(162, 79%, 89%)

HSVhsv(162, 18%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(94.8% 0.048 175.4)

LABlab(94.56% -16.51 1.34)

LCHlch(94.56% 16.56 175.37)

What #CDF9EC 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 #CDF9EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 4.93 Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 8.5 Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 10.18 Honey Dew#F0FFF0ΔE 11.03 Water#D4F1F9ΔE 11.74 Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 12.22

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

#CDF9EC Channel Values

How #CDF9EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 205 · G 249 · B 236	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 162° · S 79% · L 89%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 162° · S 18% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.14:1 vs white · 18.36:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDF9EC 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CDF9EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDF9EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CDF9EC

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 #CDF9EC.

How #CDF9EC 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#CDF9EC

Protanopia#F2F2EC

Protanomaly#E4F5EC

Deuteranopia#ECECED

Deuteranomaly#E0F1ED

Tritanopia#CFF7F7

Tritanomaly#CEF8F3

Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

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Using #CDF9EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdf9ec: #CDF9EC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDF9EC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdf9ec': '#CDF9EC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.976, blue: 0.925)

Android XML<color name="color_cdf9ec">#CDF9EC</color>

SVG fillfill="#CDF9EC"

More Green Colors

#CDF9EC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#CDF9EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDF9EC?

#CDF9EC is a lightest green — rgb(205, 249, 236) in RGB and hsl(162, 79%, 89%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.93.

What is the RGB value of #CDF9EC?

#CDF9EC is rgb(205, 249, 236) — red 205, green 249, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDF9EC?

#CDF9EC converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDF9EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDF9EC scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDF9EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDF9EC 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 8.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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