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#CDE8EA Starship Tonic

#CDE8EA is a very light gray named Starship Tonic. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 91.0% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(205, 232, 234)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 41% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #CDE8EA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.33:1.

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Variations of #CDE8EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CDE8EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CDE8EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDE8EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DEE1EA
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4E5EA
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEE6EA
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DEE1EA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D9E3EA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5EAE8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CAE9E9
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEE4E5

#CDE8EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.29:1 Very poor#CDE8EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.33:1 Super#CDE8EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDE8EA in CSS

/* Starship Tonic */
.color { color: #CDE8EA; }
.background { background-color: #CDE8EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDE8EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 232 234);
color: hsl(184 41% 86%);
color: oklch(0.912 0.029 202.1);

#CDE8EA FAQ

What color is #CDE8EA?

#CDE8EA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Starship Tonic. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CDE8EA?

#CDE8EA is rgb(205, 232, 234) in RGB, hsl(184, 41%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDE8EA?

The complementary color of #CDE8EA is #EACFCD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDE8EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDE8EA: 16.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDE8EA a warm or cool color?

#CDE8EA is a neutral color.