What color is #CCCDCD?

#CCCDCD 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 #CCCDCD?

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

What is the complementary color of #CCCDCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCCDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCDCD color

#CCCDCD rgb(204, 205, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCDCD is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, 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 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#CCCDCD color codes

HEX	`#CCCDCD`
RGB	`rgb(204, 205, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 0%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.33, -0.34, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.33, 0.36, 199.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.751, 60.908, 66.46)`
Decimal	`13422029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCDCD, 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 #CCCDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #CCCDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CCCDCD?: #CCCDCD 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 #CCCDCD?: The RGB value is 204, 205, 205: 204 red, 205 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCDCD?: The complementary color is #CDCCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.