What color is #CCCDD9?

#CCCDD9 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCDD9?

The RGB value is 204, 205, 217: 204 red, 205 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCDD9?

The complementary color is #D9D8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCDD9 color

#CCCDD9 rgb(204, 205, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCDD9 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80.4% green and 85.1% blue (204, 205, 217).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#CCCDD9 color codes

HEX	`#CCCDD9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 205, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.65, 1.91, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.65, 6.35, 287.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.255, 61.51, 74.383)`
Decimal	`13422041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCDD9, 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 #CCCDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #CCCDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccdd9; }
.text { color: #cccdd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccdd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 205 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccdd9, #d2ccd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCCDD9?: #CCCDD9 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCDD9?: The RGB value is 204, 205, 217: 204 red, 205 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCDD9?: The complementary color is #D9D8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.