What color is #CCDAD5?

#CCDAD5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDAD5?

The RGB value is 204, 218, 213: 204 red, 218 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDAD5?

The complementary color is #DACCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDAD5?

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.

#CCDAD5 color

#CCDAD5 rgb(204, 218, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCDAD5 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 85.5% green and 83.5% blue (204, 218, 213).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 16% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CCDAD5 color codes

HEX	`#CCDAD5`
RGB	`rgb(204, 218, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 85.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 16%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.9, -5.63, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.9, 5.69, 171.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.981, 67.784, 72.756)`
Decimal	`13425365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDAD5, 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 #CCDAD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDAD5 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 #CCDAD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdad5; }
.text { color: #ccdad5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdad5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 218 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdad5, #ccd8da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCDAD5?: #CCDAD5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDAD5?: The RGB value is 204, 218, 213: 204 red, 218 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDAD5?: The complementary color is #DACCD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDAD5?: 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.