What color is #CCABAA?

#CCABAA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCABAA?

The RGB value is 204, 171, 170: 204 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCABAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCABAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCABAA color

#CCABAA rgb(204, 171, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCABAA is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 67.1% green and 66.7% blue (204, 171, 170).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#CCABAA color codes

HEX	`#CCABAA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 171, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 67.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, 11.83, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 12.84, 22.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.72, 44.867, 44.222)`
Decimal	`13413290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCABAA, 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 #CCABAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCABAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #CCABAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccabaa; }
.text { color: #ccabaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccabaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 171 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccabaa, #ccbcaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CCABAA?: #CCABAA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCABAA?: The RGB value is 204, 171, 170: 204 red, 171 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCABAA?: The complementary color is #AACBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCABAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.