What color is #CCDADB?

#CCDADB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDADB?

The RGB value is 204, 218, 219: 204 red, 218 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDADB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCDADB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDADB color

#CCDADB rgb(204, 218, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCDADB is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 85.5% green and 85.9% blue (204, 218, 219).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 17% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#CCDADB color codes

HEX	`#CCDADB`
RGB	`rgb(204, 218, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 85.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 17%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.05, -4.5, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.05, 4.97, 205.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.757, 68.094, 76.841)`
Decimal	`13425371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDADB, 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 #CCDADB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDADB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #CCDADB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdadb; }
.text { color: #ccdadb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdadb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 218 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdadb, #ccd3db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCDADB?: #CCDADB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDADB?: The RGB value is 204, 218, 219: 204 red, 218 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDADB?: The complementary color is #DBCDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDADB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.