Gainsboro (Neutral)

#CDE9E8

RGB: 205, 233, 232

Color OverviewHEX #CDE9E8

#CDE9E8 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #CDE9E8 is composed of 80% red, 91% green, and 91% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 178°, saturation of 39%, and lightness of 86%.

HEX

#CDE9E8

RGB

205, 233, 232

HSL

178°, 39%, 86%

HSV

178°, 12%, 91%

CMYK

12%, 0%, 0%, 9%

Name Match

Gainsboro

Closest Standard

Shades of #CDE9E8 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #CDE9E8 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #CDE9E8 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #CDE9E8

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #CDE9E8 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):1.28 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #CDE9E8 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):16.42 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #CDE9E8;
}

.element {
  color: #CDE9E8;
  background-color: #CDE9E8;
  border-color: #CDE9E8;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#CDE9E8] text-[#CDE9E8] border-[#CDE9E8]">
  Content styled with #CDE9E8
</div>