HEX atlas value

#CDD9C9

#CDD9C9 is a cool green HEX color close to Light Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 217, 201, HSL 105, 17%, 82%, has luminance 0.6682, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#CDD9C9 Sample readable text

HEX #CDD9C9

RGB rgb(205, 217, 201)

HSL hsl(105 17% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 7, 15)

Luminance 0.6682

Contrast Black 14.36:1White 1.46:1

CSS

--color-cdd9c9: #CDD9C9;
.background-cdd9c9 { background-color: #CDD9C9; }
.text-cdd9c9 { color: #CDD9C9; }

Luminance0.6682

Black text14.36:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CDD9C9","rgb":[205,217,201],"hsl":[105,17,82],"cmyk":[6,0,7,15],"luminance":0.6682,"contrast":{"black":14.36,"white":1.46}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C8E3BF","hex":"#C8E3BF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D5D9C9","hex":"#D5D9C9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.6,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.31,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Light Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cdd9c9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-grey.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D5C9D9","analogous":["#D5D9C9","#C9D9CD"],"triadic":["#C9CDD9","#D9C9CD"],"tetradic":["#C9D5D9","#D5C9D9","#D9CDC9"],"splitComplementary":["#CDC9D9","#D9C9D5"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#CDD9C9","#9BB394"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#9BB394","saturated":"#C8E3BF","desaturated":"#D1D1D1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D9FFCC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":13.114877048604},{"slug":"light-grey","name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":13.114877048604},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":13.96424004376894},{"slug":"chrome","name":"Chrome","hex":"#D5D5D5","distance":14.966629547095765},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":16.492422502470642}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CDD9C9

#CDD9C9 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #CDD9C9 is visually closest to Light Gray, a named gray color with HEX #D3D3D3.

The RGB channels are 205, 217, and 201, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 105deg with 17% saturation and 82% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.6682, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.36:1AA Pass

White text1.46:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CDD9C9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.46:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#C8E3BF#000000 text · best 15.2:1#C8E3BF

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#D5D9C9#000000 text · best 14.6:1#D5D9C9

Chrome#000000 text · best 14.31:1#D5D5D5

Generated Palette

#CDD9C9#CDD9C9

#D5C9D9#D5C9D9

#D5D9C9#D5D9C9

#C9D9CD#C9D9CD

White#FFFFFF

#9BB394#9BB394

Color Harmonies

#D5C9D9#D5C9D9

#D5D9C9#D5D9C9

#C9D9CD#C9D9CD

#C9CDD9#C9CDD9

#D9C9CD#D9C9CD

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#9BB394#9BB394

#C8E3BF#C8E3BF

#D1D1D1#D1D1D1

White#FFFFFF

#D9FFCC#D9FFCC

Nearest Named Colors

Light Gray#D3D3D3

Light Grey#D3D3D3

Limestone#D8D2C4

Chrome#D5D5D5

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

#CDD9C9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CDD9C9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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