What color is #CCCAD1?

#CCCAD1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCAD1?

The RGB value is 204, 202, 209: 204 red, 202 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCAD1?

The complementary color is #CFD1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCAD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCAD1 color

#CCCAD1 rgb(204, 202, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCAD1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 79.2% green and 82% blue (204, 202, 209).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 7% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Nimbus Cloud (#C8C8CC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#CCCAD1 color codes

HEX	`#CCCAD1`
RGB	`rgb(204, 202, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 79.2%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 7%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 3%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.66, 1.98, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.66, 3.79, 301.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.529, 59.682, 68.798)`
Decimal	`13421265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCAD1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CCCAD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCAD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CCCAD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccad1; }
.text { color: #cccad1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccad1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 202 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccad1, #d0cad1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCCAD1?: #CCCAD1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCAD1?: The RGB value is 204, 202, 209: 204 red, 202 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCAD1?: The complementary color is #CFD1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCAD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.