What color is #CCCDCC?

#CCCDCC is a light gray, closest to the named color Iron Fist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCDCC?

The RGB value is 204, 205, 204: 204 red, 205 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCDCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCCDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCDCC color

#CCCDCC rgb(204, 205, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCDCC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80.4% green and 80% blue (204, 205, 204).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Iron Fist (#CBCDCD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#CCCDCC color codes

HEX	`#CCCDCC`
RGB	`rgb(204, 205, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 0%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.3, -0.53, 0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.3, 0.65, 144.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.63, 60.86, 65.826)`
Decimal	`13422028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCDCC, 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 #CCCDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #CCCDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccdcc; }
.text { color: #cccdcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccdcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 205 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccdcc, #cccdcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CCCDCC?: #CCCDCC is a light gray, closest to the named color Iron Fist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCDCC?: The RGB value is 204, 205, 204: 204 red, 205 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCDCC?: The complementary color is #CDCCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.