#CDF9F5
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(95% 0.045 189.6), rgb(205, 249, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (18.46:1).
About this color
#CDF9F5 is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 95%, its chroma 0.045 and its hue 190°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 18.46:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (95%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.045) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 18.46:1 |
| White text | 1.13:1 |
Values
| HEX | #CDF9F5 |
| RGB | rgb(205, 249, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 79%, 89%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95% 0.045 189.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #CDF9F5 | 1.13:1 | Fails | Lc -7.4 | Not readable |
| Black text on #CDF9F5 | 18.46:1 | AAA | Lc 97.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #CDF9F5 text on white | 1.13:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #CDF9F5 text on black | 18.46:1 | AAA | Lc -98.2 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#F0F7F6
oklch(97.1% 0.008 186.9)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#CDF9F5
oklch(95% 0.045 189.6)
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Step 200
200
#C2E0DE
oklch(88.4% 0.032 191.7)
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Step 300
300
#95CDC9
oklch(80.9% 0.058 190.5)
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Step 400
400
#50B3AD
oklch(70.6% 0.093 189.9)
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Step 500
500
#009E98
oklch(63.1% 0.109 190)
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Step 600
600
#00857F
oklch(55.6% 0.096 189.2)
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Step 700
700
#00706B
oklch(49.2% 0.085 189.4)
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Step 800
800
#005C58
oklch(42.8% 0.074 189.6)
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Step 900
900
#004C49
oklch(37.6% 0.065 190.2)
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Step 950
950
#002E2B
oklch(27.1% 0.047 188)
#CDF9F5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F4F4F5 | 0.049 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #EBEEF6 | 0.045 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C1FBF8 | 0.013 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F0F0F0 | 0.046 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #CDF9F5
#CDF9F5
oklch(95% 0.045 189.6)
- #FFE8EB
#FFE8EB
oklch(95% 0.025 8.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #CDF9F5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.012
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.015
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.016
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.017
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.020
- Really Light Blue #D4FFFF ΔE 0.021
- Very Light Blue #D5FFFF ΔE 0.021
- Very Pale Blue #D6FFFE ΔE 0.021
Use #CDF9F5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.