What color is #CCD7E2?

#CCD7E2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD7E2?

The RGB value is 204, 215, 226: 204 red, 215 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD7E2?

The complementary color is #E2D7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD7E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD7E2 color

#CCD7E2 rgb(204, 215, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CCD7E2 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 84.3% green and 88.6% blue (204, 215, 226).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 27% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ephemeral Blue (#CBD4DF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#CCD7E2 color codes

HEX	`#CCD7E2`
RGB	`rgb(204, 215, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 84.3%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 27%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.47, -1.58, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.47, 6.86, 256.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.927, 66.928, 81.54)`
Decimal	`13424610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD7E2, 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 #CCD7E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD7E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #CCD7E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd7e2; }
.text { color: #ccd7e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd7e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 215 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd7e2, #cccce2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCD7E2?: #CCD7E2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD7E2?: The RGB value is 204, 215, 226: 204 red, 215 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD7E2?: The complementary color is #E2D7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD7E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.