What color is #CCDADE?

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

What is the RGB value of #CCDADE?

The RGB value is 204, 218, 222: 204 red, 218 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDADE?

The complementary color is #DED0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDADE color

#CCDADE rgb(204, 218, 222)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 85.5% green and 87.1% blue (204, 218, 222).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is High Sierra (#CEDEE2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#CCDADE color codes

HEX	`#CCDADE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 218, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 85.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.13, -3.92, -3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.13, 5.31, 222.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.155, 68.253, 78.94)`
Decimal	`13425374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDADE, 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 #CCDADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #CCDADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdade; }
.text { color: #ccdade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 218 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdade, #ccd1de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCDADE?: #CCDADE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color High Sierra. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDADE?: The RGB value is 204, 218, 222: 204 red, 218 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDADE?: The complementary color is #DED0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.