Sand
#CDE5E2 · Sand
#CDE5E2 is Sand, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 205, 229, 226 and a relative luminance of 0.745, making it a light surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.75
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
1.32:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
15.90:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #CDE5E2?
#CDE5E2 is Sand, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 205, 229, 226, and in HSL it is 172°, 32%, 85%.
Is #CDE5E2 a light or dark color?
#CDE5E2 has a relative luminance of 0.745, so it reads as a light surface. Use dark text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #CDE5E2?
Its complementary color is #E5CDD0. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.