What color is #CCDACE?

#CCDACE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDACE?

The RGB value is 204, 218, 206: 204 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDACE?

The complementary color is #DACCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDACE color

#CCDACE rgb(204, 218, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCDACE is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 85.5% green and 80.8% blue (204, 218, 206).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 16% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Misty Marsh (#D3E1D3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#CCDACE color codes

HEX	`#CCDACE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 218, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 85.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 16%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.72, -6.91, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.72, 8.13, 148.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.112, 67.436, 68.177)`
Decimal	`13425358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDACE, 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 #CCDACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #CCDACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdace; }
.text { color: #ccdace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 218 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdace, #ccdad5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCDACE?: #CCDACE is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Marsh. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDACE?: The RGB value is 204, 218, 206: 204 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDACE?: The complementary color is #DACCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.