What color is #CCDEC9?

#CCDEC9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDEC9?

The RGB value is 204, 222, 201: 204 red, 222 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDEC9?

The complementary color is #DBC9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDEC9 color

#CCDEC9 rgb(204, 222, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCDEC9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 87.1% green and 78.8% blue (204, 222, 201).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#CCDEC9 color codes

HEX	`#CCDEC9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 222, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 87.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.65, -9.85, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.65, 12.85, 140.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.564, 69.296, 65.379)`
Decimal	`13426377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDEC9, 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 #CCDEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #CCDEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdec9; }
.text { color: #ccdec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 222 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdec9, #c9ded0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CCDEC9?: #CCDEC9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDEC9?: The RGB value is 204, 222, 201: 204 red, 222 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDEC9?: The complementary color is #DBC9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.