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#CDFED9 Color

#CDFED9 is rgb(205, 254, 217) in RGB, hsl(135, 96%, 90%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 15%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDFED9
HEX#CDFED9
RGBrgb(205, 254, 217)
HSLhsl(135, 96%, 90%)
HSVhsv(135, 19%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 15%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.3% 0.07 152.4)
LABlab(95.51% -21.41 12.39)
LCHlch(95.51% 24.74 149.94)

What #CDFED9 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 #CDFED9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 9.29Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.73Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 9.82Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 11.08Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.9Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 13.28

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

#CDFED9 Channel Values

How #CDFED9 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 254 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 96% · L 90%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 19% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.12:1 vs white · 18.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDFED9 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 text1.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDFED9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDFED9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDFED9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CDFED9
Complementary
#FECDF2
Analogous
#D9FECD
Analogous
#CDFEF2
Triadic
#D9CDFE
Triadic
#FED9CD
Split comp.
#F2CDFE
Split comp.
#FECDD9

Tints & Shades of #CDFED9

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

#D2FEDD
#D7FEE1
#DCFEE5
#E6FEEC
#EBFFF0
#F0FFF4

Shades

#91FDAC
#50FB7B
#14FA4E
#04CD36
#039126
#025015

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDFED9.

How #CDFED9 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#CDFED9
Protanopia#F7F7D9
Protanomaly#E7FAD9
Deuteranopia#EFEFDA
Deuteranomaly#E2F5DA
Tritanopia#D3FAFA
Tritanomaly#D0FBED
Achromatopsia#F2F2F2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDFED9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdfed9: #CDFED9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDFED9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdfed9': '#CDFED9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.996, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_cdfed9">#CDFED9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDFED9"

More Green Colors

#CDFED9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CDFED9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDFED9?

#CDFED9 is a lightest green — rgb(205, 254, 217) in RGB and hsl(135, 96%, 90%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.29.

What is the RGB value of #CDFED9?

#CDFED9 is rgb(205, 254, 217) — red 205, green 254, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDFED9?

#CDFED9 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 15%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDFED9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDFED9 scores 1.12:1 against white and 18.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDFED9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDFED9 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 honeydew (#F0FFF0) at a CIE76 distance of 16.23, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.