What color is #CCDFE9?

#CCDFE9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bird Bath Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCDFE9?

The RGB value is 204, 223, 233: 204 red, 223 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCDFE9?

The complementary color is #E9D6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCDFE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCDFE9 color

#CCDFE9 rgb(204, 223, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CCDFE9 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 87.5% green and 91.4% blue (204, 223, 233).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 40% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Bird Bath Blue (#CDDFE7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#CCDFE9 color codes

HEX	`#CCDFE9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 223, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 87.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 40%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.72, -4.34, -7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.72, 8.27, 238.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.994, 71.495, 87.398)`
Decimal	`13426665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCDFE9, 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 #CCDFE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCDFE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	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 #CCDFE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccdfe9; }
.text { color: #ccdfe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccdfe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 223 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccdfe9, #ccd1e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CCDFE9?: #CCDFE9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bird Bath Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCDFE9?: The RGB value is 204, 223, 233: 204 red, 223 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCDFE9?: The complementary color is #E9D6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCDFE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.3:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.