What color is #CCDCA9?

#CCDCA9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDCA9?

The RGB value is 204, 220, 169: 204 red, 220 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDCA9?

The complementary color is #B9A9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDCA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDCA9 color

#CCDCA9 rgb(204, 220, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCDCA9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 86.3% green and 66.3% blue (204, 220, 169).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#CCDCA9 color codes

HEX	`#CCDCA9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 220, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 86.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 23%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.45, -14.02, 23.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.45, 27.22, 121)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.656, 66.888, 47.402)`
Decimal	`13425833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDCA9, 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 #CCDCA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDCA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #CCDCA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdca9; }
.text { color: #ccdca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 220 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdca9, #b3dca9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CCDCA9?: #CCDCA9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDCA9?: The RGB value is 204, 220, 169: 204 red, 220 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDCA9?: The complementary color is #B9A9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDCA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.