What color is #CCCAD8?

#CCCAD8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCAD8?

The RGB value is 204, 202, 216: 204 red, 202 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCAD8?

The complementary color is #D6D8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCAD8 color

#CCCAD8 rgb(204, 202, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCAD8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 79.2% green and 84.7% blue (204, 202, 216).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 15% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#CCCAD8 color codes

HEX	`#CCCAD8`
RGB	`rgb(204, 202, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 79.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 15%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.86, 3.31, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.86, 7.47, 296.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.415, 60.036, 73.463)`
Decimal	`13421272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCAD8, 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 #CCCAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	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 #CCCAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccad8; }
.text { color: #cccad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 202 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccad8, #d3cad8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CCCAD8?: #CCCAD8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCAD8?: The RGB value is 204, 202, 216: 204 red, 202 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCAD8?: The complementary color is #D6D8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.