What color is #CCD0CA?

#CCD0CA is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD0CA?

The RGB value is 204, 208, 202: 204 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD0CA?

The complementary color is #CECAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD0CA color

#CCD0CA rgb(204, 208, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCD0CA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 81.6% green and 79.2% blue (204, 208, 202).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 6% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#CCD0CA color codes

HEX	`#CCD0CA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 208, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 81.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 6%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 3%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.03, -2.46, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.03, 3.5, 134.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.117, 62.213, 64.812)`
Decimal	`13422794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD0CA, 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 #CCD0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #CCD0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd0ca; }
.text { color: #ccd0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 208 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd0ca, #cad0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCD0CA?: #CCD0CA is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD0CA?: The RGB value is 204, 208, 202: 204 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD0CA?: The complementary color is #CECAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.