What color is #CCCAE1?

#CCCAE1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCAE1?

The RGB value is 204, 202, 225: 204 red, 202 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCAE1?

The complementary color is #DFE1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCAE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCAE1 color

#CCCAE1 rgb(204, 202, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCAE1 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 79.2% green and 88.2% blue (204, 202, 225).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 28% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#CCCAE1 color codes

HEX	`#CCCAE1`
RGB	`rgb(204, 202, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 79.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 28%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.12, 5.07, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.12, 12.22, 294.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.61, 60.514, 79.76)`
Decimal	`13421281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCAE1, 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 #CCCAE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCAE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #CCCAE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccae1; }
.text { color: #cccae1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccae1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 202 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccae1, #d7cae1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CCCAE1?: #CCCAE1 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCAE1?: The RGB value is 204, 202, 225: 204 red, 202 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCAE1?: The complementary color is #DFE1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCAE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.