What color is #CCABAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #CCABAB?

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

What is the complementary color of #CCABAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCABAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCABAB color

#CCABAB rgb(204, 171, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCABAB is a light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#CCABAB color codes

HEX	`#CCABAB`
RGB	`rgb(204, 171, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 67.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.83, 11.98, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.83, 12.8, 20.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.815, 44.905, 44.722)`
Decimal	`13413291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCABAB, 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 #CCABAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCABAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #CCABAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CCABAB?: #CCABAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCABAB?: The RGB value is 204, 171, 171: 204 red, 171 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCABAB?: The complementary color is #ABCCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCABAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.