What color is #CCD4C5?

#CCD4C5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD4C5?

The RGB value is 204, 212, 197: 204 red, 212 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD4C5?

The complementary color is #CDC5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD4C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD4C5 color

#CCD4C5 rgb(204, 212, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCD4C5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 83.1% green and 77.3% blue (204, 212, 197).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 15% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#CCD4C5 color codes

HEX	`#CCD4C5`
RGB	`rgb(204, 212, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 83.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 15%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 7%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.94, -5.42, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.94, 8.45, 129.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.522, 63.955, 62.074)`
Decimal	`13423813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD4C5, 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 #CCD4C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD4C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #CCD4C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd4c5; }
.text { color: #ccd4c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd4c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 212 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd4c5, #c5d4c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCD4C5?: #CCD4C5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD4C5?: The RGB value is 204, 212, 197: 204 red, 212 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD4C5?: The complementary color is #CDC5D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD4C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.