What color is #CCD5BF?

#CCD5BF 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 #CCD5BF?

The RGB value is 204, 213, 191: 204 red, 213 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD5BF?

The complementary color is #C8BFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD5BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD5BF color

#CCD5BF rgb(204, 213, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCD5BF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 83.5% green and 74.9% blue (204, 213, 191).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#CCD5BF color codes

HEX	`#CCD5BF`
RGB	`rgb(204, 213, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 83.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 10%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, -6.97, 9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 12.05, 125.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.099, 64.187, 58.609)`
Decimal	`13424063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD5BF, 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 #CCD5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD5BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #CCD5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd5bf; }
.text { color: #ccd5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 213 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd5bf, #c1d5bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCD5BF?: #CCD5BF 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 #CCD5BF?: The RGB value is 204, 213, 191: 204 red, 213 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD5BF?: The complementary color is #C8BFD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD5BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.