#CDEEEA

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#cdeeea is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(205, 238, 234), HSL(173°, 49%, 87%), CMYK(14%, 0%, 2%, 7%). Closest named color: paleturquoise. Contrast is 1.23:1 on white and 17.01:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#cdeeea
RGBrgb(205 238 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(205, 238, 234)
RGB %rgb(80% 93% 92%)
HSLhsl(173 49% 87%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173, 14%, 93%)
HWBhwb(173 80% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(91.62 -11.72 -1.87)
LCHlch(91.62 11.86 189.06)
OKLaboklab(0.9243 -0.0345 -0.0046)
OKLCHoklch(0.9243 0.0348 187.67)
Decimal13496042

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorpaleturquoise ΔE 3.4
Closest web-safe color#ccffff
Hue173°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)49% / 14%
Lightness (HSL)87%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)89% / 90%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.8007
Red / Green / Blue205 / 238 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.23:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
17.01:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 11.6 / -92.4 · As background with white / black text: Lc -13.4 / 92

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #cdeeea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(92.43% 0.0348 187.67);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(205 238 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#cdeeea] text-[#cdeeea] border-[#cdeeea]">