What color is #CCACCE?

#CCACCE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCACCE?

The RGB value is 204, 172, 206: 204 red, 172 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCACCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCACCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCACCE color

#CCACCE rgb(204, 172, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCACCE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 67.5% green and 80.8% blue (204, 172, 206).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#CCACCE color codes

HEX	`#CCACCE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 172, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 67.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.06, 17.56, -12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.06, 21.78, 323.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.794, 46.8, 64.738)`
Decimal	`13413582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCACCE, 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 #CCACCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCACCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #CCACCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccacce; }
.text { color: #ccacce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccacce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 172 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccacce, #ceacbf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CCACCE?: #CCACCE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCACCE?: The RGB value is 204, 172, 206: 204 red, 172 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCACCE?: The complementary color is #AECEAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCACCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.