What color is #CCAEC6?

#CCAEC6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCAEC6?

The RGB value is 204, 174, 198: 204 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCAEC6?

The complementary color is #AECCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCAEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCAEC6 color

#CCAEC6 rgb(204, 174, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCAEC6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 68.2% green and 77.6% blue (204, 174, 198).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#CCAEC6 color codes

HEX	`#CCAEC6`
RGB	`rgb(204, 174, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 68.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.31, 14.98, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.31, 17.05, 331.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.23, 47.188, 59.877)`
Decimal	`13414086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCAEC6, 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 #CCAEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCAEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #CCAEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccaec6; }
.text { color: #ccaec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccaec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 174 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccaec6, #ccaeb7); }

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Questions

What color is #CCAEC6?: #CCAEC6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCAEC6?: The RGB value is 204, 174, 198: 204 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCAEC6?: The complementary color is #AECCB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCAEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.