What color is #CCD1E0?

#CCD1E0 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD1E0?

The RGB value is 204, 209, 224: 204 red, 209 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD1E0?

The complementary color is #E0DBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD1E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD1E0 color

#CCD1E0 rgb(204, 209, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCD1E0 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 82% green and 87.8% blue (204, 209, 224).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 24% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Après-Ski (#CED5E4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#CCD1E0 color codes

HEX	`#CCD1E0`
RGB	`rgb(204, 209, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 82%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.87, 1.17, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.87, 8.06, 278.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.154, 63.82, 79.603)`
Decimal	`13423072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD1E0, 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 #CCD1E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD1E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #CCD1E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd1e0; }
.text { color: #ccd1e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd1e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 209 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd1e0, #d1cce0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CCD1E0?: #CCD1E0 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Après-Ski. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD1E0?: The RGB value is 204, 209, 224: 204 red, 209 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD1E0?: The complementary color is #E0DBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD1E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.