What color is #CCFAC8?

#CCFAC8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCFAC8?

The RGB value is 204, 250, 200: 204 red, 250 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCFAC8?

The complementary color is #F6C8FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCFAC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCFAC8 color

#CCFAC8 rgb(204, 250, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #CCFAC8 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 98% green and 78.4% blue (204, 250, 200).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 83% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Toxic Steam (#C1FDC9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.08:1).

#CCFAC8 color codes

HEX	`#CCFAC8`
RGB	`rgb(204, 250, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 98%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 83%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 20%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.05, -23.86, 19.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.05, 30.65, 141.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.51, 85.377, 67.45)`
Decimal	`13433544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCFAC8, 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 #CCFAC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCFAC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.08:1	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 #CCFAC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccfac8; }
.text { color: #ccfac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccfac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 250 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccfac8, #c8fadd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CCFAC8?: #CCFAC8 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCFAC8?: The RGB value is 204, 250, 200: 204 red, 250 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCFAC8?: The complementary color is #F6C8FA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCFAC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.08:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.