What color is #CCF8D7?

#CCF8D7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCF8D7?

The RGB value is 204, 248, 215: 204 red, 248 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCF8D7?

The complementary color is #F8CCED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCF8D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCF8D7 color

#CCF8D7 rgb(204, 248, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCF8D7 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 97.3% green and 84.3% blue (204, 248, 215).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 76% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#CCF8D7 color codes

HEX	`#CCF8D7`
RGB	`rgb(204, 248, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 97.3%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 76%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 18%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.83, -20.3, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.83, 23.2, 151.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.732, 84.877, 76.933)`
Decimal	`13433047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCF8D7, 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 #CCF8D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCF8D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	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 #CCF8D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccf8d7; }
.text { color: #ccf8d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccf8d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 248 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccf8d7, #ccf8ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CCF8D7?: #CCF8D7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCF8D7?: The RGB value is 204, 248, 215: 204 red, 248 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCF8D7?: The complementary color is #F8CCED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCF8D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.