What color is #CCDCB7?

#CCDCB7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDCB7?

The RGB value is 204, 220, 183: 204 red, 220 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDCB7?

The complementary color is #C7B7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDCB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDCB7 color

#CCDCB7 rgb(204, 220, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCDCB7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 86.3% green and 71.8% blue (204, 220, 183).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 35% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#CCDCB7 color codes

HEX	`#CCDCB7`
RGB	`rgb(204, 220, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 86.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 35%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.73, -11.86, 16.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.73, 20.24, 125.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.041, 67.442, 54.698)`
Decimal	`13425847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDCB7, 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 #CCDCB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDCB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #CCDCB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdcb7; }
.text { color: #ccdcb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdcb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 220 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdcb7, #badcb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CCDCB7?: #CCDCB7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDCB7?: The RGB value is 204, 220, 183: 204 red, 220 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDCB7?: The complementary color is #C7B7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDCB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.