What color is #CCCDCE?

#CCCDCE is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverback. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCDCE?

The RGB value is 204, 205, 206: 204 red, 205 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCDCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCCDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCDCE color

#CCCDCE rgb(204, 205, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCDCE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80.4% green and 80.8% blue (204, 205, 206).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 2% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Silverback (#CBCBCB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#CCCDCE color codes

HEX	`#CCCDCE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 205, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 2%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 1%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.36, -0.16, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.36, 0.64, 255.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.872, 60.956, 67.097)`
Decimal	`13422030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCDCE, 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 #CCCDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #CCCDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccdce; }
.text { color: #cccdce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccdce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 205 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccdce, #ccccce); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCCDCE?: #CCCDCE is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverback. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCDCE?: The RGB value is 204, 205, 206: 204 red, 205 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCDCE?: The complementary color is #CECDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.