What color is #CCDED7?

#CCDED7 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDED7?

The RGB value is 204, 222, 215: 204 red, 222 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDED7?

The complementary color is #DECCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDED7 color

#CCDED7 rgb(204, 222, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCDED7 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 87.1% green and 84.3% blue (204, 222, 215).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#CCDED7 color codes

HEX	`#CCDED7`
RGB	`rgb(204, 222, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 87.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.99, -7.31, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.99, 7.44, 169.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.286, 69.985, 74.451)`
Decimal	`13426391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDED7, 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 #CCDED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #CCDED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccded7; }
.text { color: #ccded7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccded7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 222 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccded7, #ccdcde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CCDED7?: #CCDED7 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDED7?: The RGB value is 204, 222, 215: 204 red, 222 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDED7?: The complementary color is #DECCD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.