What color is #CCDCCA?

#CCDCCA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDCCA?

The RGB value is 204, 220, 202: 204 red, 220 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDCCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCDCCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDCCA color

#CCDCCA rgb(204, 220, 202)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 86.3% green and 79.2% blue (204, 220, 202).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#CCDCCA color codes

HEX	`#CCDCCA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 220, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 86.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.15, -8.65, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.15, 11.14, 140.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.154, 68.288, 65.825)`
Decimal	`13425866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDCCA, 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 #CCDCCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDCCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #CCDCCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdcca; }
.text { color: #ccdcca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdcca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 220 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdcca, #cadcd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CCDCCA?: #CCDCCA is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDCCA?: The RGB value is 204, 220, 202: 204 red, 220 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDCCA?: The complementary color is #DACADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDCCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.