What color is #CCDAD6?

#CCDAD6 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 #CCDAD6?

The RGB value is 204, 218, 214: 204 red, 218 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDAD6?

The complementary color is #DACCD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDAD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDAD6 color

#CCDAD6 rgb(204, 218, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCDAD6 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 85.5% green and 83.9% blue (204, 218, 214).

Its hue angle is 163°, 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#CCDAD6 color codes

HEX	`#CCDAD6`
RGB	`rgb(204, 218, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 85.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 16%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.92, -5.44, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.92, 5.45, 176.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.108, 67.835, 73.427)`
Decimal	`13425366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDAD6, 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 #CCDAD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDAD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #CCDAD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdad6; }
.text { color: #ccdad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdad6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 218 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdad6, #ccd7da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCDAD6?: #CCDAD6 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 #CCDAD6?: The RGB value is 204, 218, 214: 204 red, 218 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDAD6?: The complementary color is #DACCD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDAD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.