What color is #CCDFDF?

#CCDFDF is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDFDF?

The RGB value is 204, 223, 223: 204 red, 223 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDFDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCDFDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDFDF color

#CCDFDF rgb(204, 223, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CCDFDF is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 87.5% green and 87.5% blue (204, 223, 223).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 23% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#CCDFDF color codes

HEX	`#CCDFDF`
RGB	`rgb(204, 223, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 87.5%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 23%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.46, -6.31, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.46, 6.67, 198.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.606, 70.939, 80.087)`
Decimal	`13426655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDFDF, 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 #CCDFDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDFDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #CCDFDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdfdf; }
.text { color: #ccdfdf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdfdf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 223 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdfdf, #ccd6df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CCDFDF?: #CCDFDF is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDFDF?: The RGB value is 204, 223, 223: 204 red, 223 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDFDF?: The complementary color is #DFCCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDFDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.