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#ccf4f4

a pale, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Light Cyan

RGB
204, 244, 244
HSL
180°, 65%, 88%
CMYK
16, 0, 0, 4
Luminance
0.8407

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ccf4f4 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ccf4f4
Hue
180°
cyan
Saturation
65%
vivid
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
91%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8407
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
88/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
17.81:1
Closest name
Light Cyan
ΔE2000 3.6
Where it sits
Hue180° of 360°
Saturation65%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool88% cool

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

Every format

HEX#ccf4f4
RGBrgb(204, 244, 244)
HSLhsl(180, 65%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 4%)
LABlab(93.5 -12.8 -4.3)
LCHlch(93.5 13.5 198.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.939 0.041 196.5)
Decimal13432052
Display P3color(display-p3 0.800 0.957 0.957)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ccf4f4;
background-color: #ccf4f4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ccf4f4] bg-[#ccf4f4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ccf4f4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.957, blue: 0.957)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ccf4f4")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCCF4F4)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(244, 244, 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 #ccf4f4 · 17.81:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.18:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.81:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ccf4f4 as text scores 1.18:1 on white and 17.81:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ccf4f4 on white: 1.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ccf4f4 on black: 17.81:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EEF0F4
deuteranopia · #E6EAF4
tritanopia · #C0F7F4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ccf4f4 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.

#F4FBFB
#E8F7F7
#ccf4f4
#A3EBEB
#75E1E1
#46D7D7
#2BC9C9
#24A8A8
#1D8686
#196262
#103D3D
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F4FBFBDarkest = 950 · #103D3D
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FBFB;
  --brand-100: #E8F7F7;
  --brand-200: #ccf4f4;
  --brand-300: #A3EBEB;
  --brand-400: #75E1E1;
  --brand-500: #46D7D7;
  --brand-600: #2BC9C9;
  --brand-700: #24A8A8;
  --brand-800: #1D8686;
  --brand-900: #196262;
  --brand-950: #103D3D;
  --brand: #ccf4f4;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ccf4f4

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#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#AB2142
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#176969
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFAFA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142424
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 #ccf4f4

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • 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#F4CCCC
Analogous left#CCF4E0
Analogous right#CCE0F4
Split-complement 1#F4CCE0
Split-complement 2#F4E0CC
Triadic 1#F4CCF4
Triadic 2#F4F4CC
Tetradic#E0CCF4

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green95.7%
Blue95.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan16.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#ccf4f4 text on a black background

contrast 17.81:1

Card sample

#ccf4f4 text on a white background

contrast 1.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ccf4f4;
Background color
Panel with #ccf4f4 background
background-color: #ccf4f4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ccf4f4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 244, 244, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 244, 244, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ccf4f4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccf4f4, #CCD9F4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ccf4f4

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.

#ccf4f4 in the real world

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

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#ccf4f4, answered

What color is #ccf4f4?

#ccf4f4 is a pale vivid cyan, closest to Light Cyan (ΔE2000 3.6). It sits at 180° on the hue wheel with 65% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #ccf4f4?

rgb(204, 244, 244) — 204 red, 244 green and 244 blue out of 255, or 80% / 95.7% / 95.7% by channel.

Is #ccf4f4 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8407 and perceived brightness is 91%, so black text on it reaches 17.81:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ccf4f4?

Black. It scores 17.81:1 against #ccf4f4, versus 1.18:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ccf4f4?

#F4CCCC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F4CCE0 and #F4E0CC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ccf4f4?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EDED for borders, #4B9B9B for secondary text, #AB2142 as an accent and #176969 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CCF4E0 and #CCE0F4 stays calm, while #F4CCCC is the loudest partner.

What is #ccf4f4 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 4%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #ccf4f4 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 88 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CCF4E5; nudged cooler, #CBE5F5.

Work with #ccf4f4 in the Color Lab