What color is #CCE3D3?

#CCE3D3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCE3D3?

The RGB value is 204, 227, 211: 204 red, 227 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCE3D3?

The complementary color is #E3CCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCE3D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCE3D3 color

#CCE3D3 rgb(204, 227, 211)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCE3D3 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 89% green and 82.7% blue (204, 227, 211).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 29% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#CCE3D3 color codes

HEX	`#CCE3D3`
RGB	`rgb(204, 227, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 89%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 29%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.2, -10.6, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.2, 11.82, 153.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.126, 72.478, 72.227)`
Decimal	`13427667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCE3D3, 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 #CCE3D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCE3D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #CCE3D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cce3d3; }
.text { color: #cce3d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cce3d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 227 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cce3d3, #cce3df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CCE3D3?: #CCE3D3 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCE3D3?: The RGB value is 204, 227, 211: 204 red, 227 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCE3D3?: The complementary color is #E3CCDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCE3D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.