What color is #CCD8E8?

#CCD8E8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCD8E8?

The RGB value is 204, 216, 232: 204 red, 216 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCD8E8?

The complementary color is #E8DCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCD8E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCD8E8 color

#CCD8E8 rgb(204, 216, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CCD8E8 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 84.7% green and 91% blue (204, 216, 232).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 38% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Cold Shoulder (#D4E0EF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#CCD8E8 color codes

HEX	`#CCD8E8`
RGB	`rgb(204, 216, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 84.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.89, -0.91, -9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.89, 9.27, 264.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.02, 67.774, 86.037)`
Decimal	`13424872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCD8E8, 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 #CCD8E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCD8E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #CCD8E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccd8e8; }
.text { color: #ccd8e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccd8e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 216 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccd8e8, #cecce8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #CCD8E8?: #CCD8E8 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCD8E8?: The RGB value is 204, 216, 232: 204 red, 216 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCD8E8?: The complementary color is #E8DCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCD8E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.