What color is #CCD5CD?

#CCD5CD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD5CD?

The RGB value is 204, 213, 205: 204 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD5CD?

The complementary color is #D5CCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD5CD color

#CCD5CD rgb(204, 213, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCD5CD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 83.5% green and 80.4% blue (204, 213, 205).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 10% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#CCD5CD color codes

HEX	`#CCD5CD`
RGB	`rgb(204, 213, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 83.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 10%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.4, -4.51, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.4, 5.36, 147.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.714, 64.833, 67.114)`
Decimal	`13424077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD5CD, 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 #CCD5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #CCD5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd5cd; }
.text { color: #ccd5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 213 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd5cd, #ccd5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCD5CD?: #CCD5CD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD5CD?: The RGB value is 204, 213, 205: 204 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD5CD?: The complementary color is #D5CCD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.