What color is #CCF5B3?

#CCF5B3 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCF5B3?

The RGB value is 204, 245, 179: 204 red, 245 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCF5B3?

The complementary color is #DCB3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCF5B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCF5B3 color

#CCF5B3 rgb(204, 245, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCF5B3 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 96.1% green and 70.2% blue (204, 245, 179).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 77% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Mint Hills (#CCFFC2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#CCF5B3 color codes

HEX	`#CCF5B3`
RGB	`rgb(204, 245, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 96.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 77%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 27%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.31, -24.78, 27.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.31, 37.06, 131.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.689, 81.396, 54.889)`
Decimal	`13432243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCF5B3, 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 #CCF5B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCF5B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	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 #CCF5B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccf5b3; }
.text { color: #ccf5b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccf5b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 245 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccf5b3, #b3f5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CCF5B3?: #CCF5B3 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frosted Mint Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCF5B3?: The RGB value is 204, 245, 179: 204 red, 245 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCF5B3?: The complementary color is #DCB3F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCF5B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.