What color is #CCD4BA?

#CCD4BA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD4BA?

The RGB value is 204, 212, 186: 204 red, 212 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD4BA?

The complementary color is #C2BAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD4BA color

#CCD4BA rgb(204, 212, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCD4BA is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 83.1% green and 72.9% blue (204, 212, 186).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#CCD4BA color codes

HEX	`#CCD4BA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 212, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 83.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.69, -7.29, 11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.69, 13.99, 121.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.307, 63.47, 55.677)`
Decimal	`13423802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD4BA, 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 #CCD4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #CCD4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd4ba; }
.text { color: #ccd4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 212 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd4ba, #bfd4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCD4BA?: #CCD4BA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD4BA?: The RGB value is 204, 212, 186: 204 red, 212 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD4BA?: The complementary color is #C2BAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.