What color is #CCBBAA?

#CCBBAA is a light, desaturated orange known as Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Smoke Dragon?

The RGB value is 204, 187, 170: 204 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Smoke Dragon?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCBBAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Smoke Dragon color: hex code #CCBBAA

#CCBBAA rgb(204, 187, 170)

Shades of gray

Smoke Dragon has the hex code #CCBBAA. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.3% green and 66.7% blue (204, 187, 170).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA) color codes

HEX	`#CCBBAA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 187, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.85, 3.22, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.85, 11.26, 73.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.928, 51.281, 45.291)`
Decimal	`13417386`
Short hex	`#CBA`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Smoke Dragon, 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 #CCBBAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBBAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #CCBBAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbbaa; }
.text { color: #ccbbaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbbaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 187 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbbaa, #ccccaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

See #CCBBAA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CCBBAA?: #CCBBAA is a light, desaturated orange known as Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Smoke Dragon?: The RGB value is 204, 187, 170: 204 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Smoke Dragon?: The complementary color is #AABBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBBAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.