What color is #CDCCD7?

#CDCCD7 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCCD7?

The RGB value is 205, 204, 215: 205 red, 204 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCCD7?

The complementary color is #D6D7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCCD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCCD7 color

#CDCCD7 rgb(205, 204, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCCD7 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80% green and 84.3% blue (205, 204, 215).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 12% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#CDCCD7 color codes

HEX	`#CDCCD7`
RGB	`rgb(205, 204, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 12%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.42, 2.39, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.42, 5.84, 294.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.033, 61.071, 72.955)`
Decimal	`13487319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCCD7, 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 #CDCCD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCCD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #CDCCD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdccd7; }
.text { color: #cdccd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdccd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 204 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdccd7, #d3ccd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDCCD7?: #CDCCD7 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCCD7?: The RGB value is 205, 204, 215: 205 red, 204 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCCD7?: The complementary color is #D6D7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCCD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.