What color is #CCCDE0?

#CCCDE0 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCDE0?

The RGB value is 204, 205, 224: 204 red, 205 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCDE0?

The complementary color is #E0DFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCDE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCDE0 color

#CCCDE0 rgb(204, 205, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCDE0 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80.4% green and 87.8% blue (204, 205, 224).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 24% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#CCCDE0 color codes

HEX	`#CCCDE0`
RGB	`rgb(204, 205, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80.4%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.85, 3.28, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.85, 10.05, 289.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.185, 61.881, 79.28)`
Decimal	`13422048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCDE0, 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 #CCCDE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCDE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #CCCDE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccde0; }
.text { color: #cccde0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccde0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 205 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccde0, #d5cce0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CCCDE0?: #CCCDE0 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCDE0?: The RGB value is 204, 205, 224: 204 red, 205 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCDE0?: The complementary color is #E0DFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCDE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.