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#CCCAD3 Color

#CCCAD3 is rgb(204, 202, 211) in RGB, hsl(253, 9%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue-gray (Crayola) (#C8C8CD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCCAD3
HEX#CCCAD3
RGBrgb(204, 202, 211)
HSLhsl(253, 9%, 81%)
HSVhsv(253, 4%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.013 296.3)
LABlab(81.69% 1.96 -4.24)
LCHlch(81.69% 4.67 294.80)

What #CCCAD3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CCCAD3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#CCCAD3 Channel Values

How #CCCAD3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 202 · B 2118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 9% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 4% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCCAD3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCCAD3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCCAD3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCCAD3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CCCAD3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCCAD3.

How #CCCAD3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CCCAD3
Protanopia#CACAD3
Protanomaly#CBCAD3
Deuteranopia#CBCBD3
Deuteranomaly#CBCAD3
Tritanopia#CBCBCB
Tritanomaly#CBCBCE
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCCAD3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cccad3: #CCCAD3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCCAD3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cccad3': '#CCCAD3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.792, blue: 0.827)
Android XML<color name="color_cccad3">#CCCAD3</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCCAD3"

More Gray Colors

#CCCAD3 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCCAD3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCCAD3?

#CCCAD3 is a lightest gray — rgb(204, 202, 211) in RGB and hsl(253, 9%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue-gray (Crayola) (#C8C8CD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.36.

What is the RGB value of #CCCAD3?

#CCCAD3 is rgb(204, 202, 211) — red 204, green 202, and blue 211 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCCAD3?

#CCCAD3 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCCAD3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCCAD3 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCCAD3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCCAD3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 5.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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