What color is #CDCDCC?

#CDCDCC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverback. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCDCC?

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

What is the complementary color of #CDCDCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDCDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCDCC color

#CDCDCC rgb(205, 205, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCDCC is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Silverback (#CBCBCB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#CDCDCC color codes

HEX	`#CDCDCC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 205, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 0%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.38, -0.18, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.38, 0.53, 110.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.905, 61.001, 65.839)`
Decimal	`13487564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCDCC, 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 #CDCDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #CDCDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDCDCC?: #CDCDCC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverback. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCDCC?: The RGB value is 205, 205, 204: 205 red, 205 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCDCC?: The complementary color is #CCCCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.