What color is #CACCCE?

#CACCCE is a light gray, closest to the named color Whisper of Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACCCE?

The RGB value is 202, 204, 206: 202 red, 204 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACCCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CACCCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACCCE color

#CACCCE rgb(202, 204, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACCCE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80% green and 80.8% blue (202, 204, 206).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 4% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Whisper of Smoke (#CBCECF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#CACCCE color codes

HEX	`#CACCCE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 204, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 4%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 2%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.95, -0.32, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.95, 1.27, 255.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.089, 60.198, 66.992)`
Decimal	`13290702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACCCE, 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 #CACCCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACCCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #CACCCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caccce; }
.text { color: #caccce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caccce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 204 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caccce, #cacace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CACCCE?: #CACCCE is a light gray, closest to the named color Whisper of Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACCCE?: The RGB value is 202, 204, 206: 202 red, 204 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACCCE?: The complementary color is #CECCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACCCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.