What color is #CCD8A3?

#CCD8A3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD8A3?

The RGB value is 204, 216, 163: 204 red, 216 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD8A3?

The complementary color is #AFA3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD8A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD8A3 color

#CCD8A3 rgb(204, 216, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCD8A3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 84.7% green and 63.9% blue (204, 216, 163).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 40% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#CCD8A3 color codes

HEX	`#CCD8A3`
RGB	`rgb(204, 216, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 84.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 40%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 25%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.27, -12.88, 24.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.27, 27.99, 117.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.068, 64.594, 44.157)`
Decimal	`13424803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD8A3, 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 #CCD8A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD8A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #CCD8A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd8a3; }
.text { color: #ccd8a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd8a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 216 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd8a3, #b2d8a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CCD8A3?: #CCD8A3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD8A3?: The RGB value is 204, 216, 163: 204 red, 216 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD8A3?: The complementary color is #AFA3D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD8A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.