What color is #CCCED0?

#CCCED0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whisper of Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCED0?

The RGB value is 204, 206, 208: 204 red, 206 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCED0?

The complementary color is #D0CECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCED0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCED0 color

#CCCED0 rgb(204, 206, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCED0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80.8% green and 81.6% blue (204, 206, 208).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 4% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Whisper of Smoke (#CBCECF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#CCCED0 color codes

HEX	`#CCCED0`
RGB	`rgb(204, 206, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 4%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 2%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.66, -0.31, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.66, 1.27, 255.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.356, 61.534, 68.465)`
Decimal	`13422288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCED0, 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 #CCCED0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCED0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #CCCED0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccced0; }
.text { color: #ccced0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccced0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 206 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccced0, #ccccd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCCED0?: #CCCED0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Whisper of Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCED0?: The RGB value is 204, 206, 208: 204 red, 206 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCED0?: The complementary color is #D0CECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCED0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.