What color is #CCD4C0?

#CCD4C0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD4C0?

The RGB value is 204, 212, 192: 204 red, 212 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD4C0?

The complementary color is #C8C0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD4C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD4C0 color

#CCD4C0 rgb(204, 212, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCD4C0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 83.1% green and 75.3% blue (204, 212, 192).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 19% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#CCD4C0 color codes

HEX	`#CCD4C0`
RGB	`rgb(204, 212, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 83.1%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 19%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 9%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.83, -6.28, 8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.83, 10.94, 125.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.958, 63.73, 59.107)`
Decimal	`13423808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD4C0, 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 #CCD4C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD4C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #CCD4C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd4c0; }
.text { color: #ccd4c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd4c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 212 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd4c0, #c2d4c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCD4C0?: #CCD4C0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD4C0?: The RGB value is 204, 212, 192: 204 red, 212 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD4C0?: The complementary color is #C8C0D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD4C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.