What color is #CCDDC6?

#CCDDC6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDDC6?

The RGB value is 204, 221, 198: 204 red, 221 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDDC6?

The complementary color is #D7C6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDDC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDDC6 color

#CCDDC6 rgb(204, 221, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCDDC6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 86.7% green and 77.6% blue (204, 221, 198).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 25% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#CCDDC6 color codes

HEX	`#CCDDC6`
RGB	`rgb(204, 221, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 86.7%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 25%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.32, -9.86, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.32, 13.6, 136.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.949, 68.627, 63.45)`
Decimal	`13426118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDDC6, 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 #CCDDC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDDC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #CCDDC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccddc6; }
.text { color: #ccddc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccddc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 221 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccddc6, #c6ddcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CCDDC6?: #CCDDC6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDDC6?: The RGB value is 204, 221, 198: 204 red, 221 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDDC6?: The complementary color is #D7C6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDDC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.