What color is #CCD5CE?

#CCD5CE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD5CE?

The RGB value is 204, 213, 206: 204 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD5CE?

The complementary color is #D5CCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD5CE color

#CCD5CE rgb(204, 213, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCD5CE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 83.5% green and 80.8% blue (204, 213, 206).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 10% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#CCD5CE color codes

HEX	`#CCD5CE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 213, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 83.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 10%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.42, -4.33, 2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.42, 4.95, 151.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.835, 64.882, 67.752)`
Decimal	`13424078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD5CE, 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 #CCD5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #CCD5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd5ce; }
.text { color: #ccd5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 213 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd5ce, #ccd5d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCD5CE?: #CCD5CE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD5CE?: The RGB value is 204, 213, 206: 204 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD5CE?: The complementary color is #D5CCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.