What color is #CCB2A8?

#CCB2A8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB2A8?

The RGB value is 204, 178, 168: 204 red, 178 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB2A8?

The complementary color is #A8C2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB2A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB2A8 color

#CCB2A8 rgb(204, 178, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCB2A8 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 69.8% green and 65.9% blue (204, 178, 168).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#CCB2A8 color codes

HEX	`#CCB2A8`
RGB	`rgb(204, 178, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 69.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.51, 7.73, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.51, 11.52, 47.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.89, 47.507, 43.685)`
Decimal	`13415080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB2A8, 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 #CCB2A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB2A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #CCB2A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb2a8; }
.text { color: #ccb2a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb2a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 178 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb2a8, #ccc4a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCB2A8?: #CCB2A8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB2A8?: The RGB value is 204, 178, 168: 204 red, 178 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB2A8?: The complementary color is #A8C2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB2A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.