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#ccdacd

a light, soft green · neutral · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
204, 218, 205
HSL
124°, 16%, 83%
CMYK
6, 0, 6, 15
Luminance
0.6739

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ccdacd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ccdacd
Hue
124°
green
Saturation
16%
soft
Lightness
83%
light
Brightness
85%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6739
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
56/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
14.48:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 7.9
Where it sits
Hue124° of 360°
Saturation16%
Lightness83%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool56% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ccdacd
RGBrgb(204, 218, 205)
HSLhsl(124, 16%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 15%)
LABlab(85.7 -7.1 4.8)
LCHlch(85.7 8.6 146.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.874 0.023 147.4)
Decimal13425357
Display P3color(display-p3 0.800 0.855 0.804)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ccdacd;
background-color: #ccdacd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ccdacd] bg-[#ccdacd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ccdacd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.855, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ccdacd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCCDACD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(205, 218, 204)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ccdacd · 14.48:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.45:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.48:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ccdacd as text scores 1.45:1 on white and 14.48:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ccdacd on white: 1.45:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ccdacd on black: 14.48:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DBD7CC
deuteranopia · #D8D6CE
tritanopia · #CBD9D6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ccdacd is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F8F7
#EEF2EE
#ccdacd
#BED0BF
#9DB89F
#7DA180
#678E6A
#567658
#455F46
#344636
#212C21
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F6F8F7Darkest = 950 · #212C21
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F8F7;
  --brand-100: #EEF2EE;
  --brand-200: #ccdacd;
  --brand-300: #BED0BF;
  --brand-400: #9DB89F;
  --brand-500: #7DA180;
  --brand-600: #678E6A;
  --brand-700: #567658;
  --brand-800: #455F46;
  --brand-900: #344636;
  --brand-950: #212C21;
  --brand: #ccdacd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ccdacd

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F6F9F6
Tinted page background
Border#D0DDD1
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#618563
Captions on the surface
Accent#74517B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#364A37
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F0F4F1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#182118
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ccdacd

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DACCD9
Analogous left#D2DACC
Analogous right#CCDAD4
Split-complement 1#D4CCDA
Split-complement 2#DACCD2
Triadic 1#CDCCDA
Triadic 2#DACDCC
Tetradic#CCD2DA

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green85.5%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan6.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow6.0%
Key (black)14.5%

Color previews

#ccdacd text on a black background

contrast 14.48:1

Card sample

#ccdacd text on a white background

contrast 1.45:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ccdacd;
Background color
Panel with #ccdacd background
background-color: #ccdacd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ccdacd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 218, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 218, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ccdacd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccdacd, #CCDAD6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ccdacd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ccdacd in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#ccdacd, answered

What color is #ccdacd?

#ccdacd is a light soft green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 7.9). It sits at 124° on the hue wheel with 16% saturation and 83% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #ccdacd?

rgb(204, 218, 205) — 204 red, 218 green and 205 blue out of 255, or 80% / 85.5% / 80.4% by channel.

Is #ccdacd a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6739 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 14.48:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ccdacd?

Black. It scores 14.48:1 against #ccdacd, versus 1.45:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ccdacd?

#DACCD9 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D4CCDA and #DACCD2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ccdacd?

For interface work: #F6F9F6 as the surface, #D0DDD1 for borders, #618563 for secondary text, #74517B as an accent and #364A37 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D2DACC and #CCDAD4 stays calm, while #DACCD9 is the loudest partner.

What is #ccdacd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 15%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #ccdacd warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 56 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D0DACC; nudged cooler, #CBDBD2.

Work with #ccdacd in the Color Lab