What color is #CCCED6?

#CCCED6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCED6?

The RGB value is 204, 206, 214: 204 red, 206 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCED6?

The complementary color is #D6D4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCED6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCED6 color

#CCCED6 rgb(204, 206, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCED6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80.8% green and 83.9% blue (204, 206, 214).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 11% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Steam Bath (#CCD0DA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#CCCED6 color codes

HEX	`#CCCED6`
RGB	`rgb(204, 206, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80.8%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 11%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.83, 0.81, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.83, 4.27, 280.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.108, 61.835, 72.427)`
Decimal	`13422294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCED6, 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 #CCCED6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCED6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	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 #CCCED6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccced6; }
.text { color: #ccced6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccced6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 206 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccced6, #cfccd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCCED6?: #CCCED6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCED6?: The RGB value is 204, 206, 214: 204 red, 206 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCED6?: The complementary color is #D6D4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCED6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.