What color is #CCCCDC?

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

What is the RGB value of #CCCCDC?

The RGB value is 204, 204, 220: 204 red, 204 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCCDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCCCDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCCDC color

#CCCCDC rgb(204, 204, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCCDC is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80% green and 86.3% blue (204, 204, 220).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 19% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#CCCCDC color codes

HEX	`#CCCCDC`
RGB	`rgb(204, 204, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 19%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.48, 3.02, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.48, 8.47, 290.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.41, 61.19, 76.377)`
Decimal	`13421788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCCDC, 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 #CCCCDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCCDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	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 #CCCCDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccccdc; }
.text { color: #ccccdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccccdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 204 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccccdc, #d4ccdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CCCCDC?: #CCCCDC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCCDC?: The RGB value is 204, 204, 220: 204 red, 204 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCCDC?: The complementary color is #DCDCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCCDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.