What color is #CCB1B6?

#CCB1B6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB1B6?

The RGB value is 204, 177, 182: 204 red, 177 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB1B6?

The complementary color is #B1CCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB1B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB1B6 color

#CCB1B6 rgb(204, 177, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCB1B6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 69.4% green and 71.4% blue (204, 177, 182).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 21% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#CCB1B6 color codes

HEX	`#CCB1B6`
RGB	`rgb(204, 177, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 69.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 21%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.61, 10.54, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.61, 10.59, 5.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.067, 47.66, 50.861)`
Decimal	`13414838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB1B6, 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 #CCB1B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB1B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #CCB1B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb1b6; }
.text { color: #ccb1b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb1b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 177 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb1b6, #ccbab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CCB1B6?: #CCB1B6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB1B6?: The RGB value is 204, 177, 182: 204 red, 177 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB1B6?: The complementary color is #B1CCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB1B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.