What color is #CCD5E0?

#CCD5E0 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD5E0?

The RGB value is 204, 213, 224: 204 red, 213 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD5E0?

The complementary color is #E0D7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD5E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD5E0 color

#CCD5E0 rgb(204, 213, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCD5E0 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 83.5% green and 87.8% blue (204, 213, 224).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 24% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Blue (#CBD4DF), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

#CCD5E0 color codes

HEX	`#CCD5E0`
RGB	`rgb(204, 213, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 83.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 24%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 9%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.9, -0.93, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.9, 6.53, 261.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.148, 65.807, 79.934)`
Decimal	`13424096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD5E0, 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 #CCD5E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD5E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	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 #CCD5E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd5e0; }
.text { color: #ccd5e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd5e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 213 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd5e0, #cdcce0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCD5E0?: #CCD5E0 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD5E0?: The RGB value is 204, 213, 224: 204 red, 213 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD5E0?: The complementary color is #E0D7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD5E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.