What color is #CCCDD3?

#CCCDD3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCDD3?

The RGB value is 204, 205, 211: 204 red, 205 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCDD3?

The complementary color is #D3D2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCDD3?

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.

#CCCDD3 color

#CCCDD3 rgb(204, 205, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCDD3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80.4% green and 82.7% blue (204, 205, 211).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 7% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CCCDD3 color codes

HEX	`#CCCDD3`
RGB	`rgb(204, 205, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80.4%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 7%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 3%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.49, 0.77, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.49, 3.19, 283.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.489, 61.203, 70.347)`
Decimal	`13422035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCDD3, 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 #CCCDD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCDD3 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 #CCCDD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccdd3; }
.text { color: #cccdd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccdd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 205 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccdd3, #cfccd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCCDD3?: #CCCDD3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCDD3?: The RGB value is 204, 205, 211: 204 red, 205 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCDD3?: The complementary color is #D3D2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCDD3?: 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.