What color is #CCB2B5?

#CCB2B5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB2B5?

The RGB value is 204, 178, 181: 204 red, 178 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB2B5?

The complementary color is #B2CCC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB2B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB2B5 color

#CCB2B5 rgb(204, 178, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCB2B5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 69.8% green and 71% blue (204, 178, 181).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#CCB2B5 color codes

HEX	`#CCB2B5`
RGB	`rgb(204, 178, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 69.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.83, 9.83, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.83, 10.02, 11.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.162, 48.015, 50.385)`
Decimal	`13415093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB2B5, 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 #CCB2B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB2B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #CCB2B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb2b5; }
.text { color: #ccb2b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb2b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 178 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb2b5, #ccbcb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CCB2B5?: #CCB2B5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB2B5?: The RGB value is 204, 178, 181: 204 red, 178 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB2B5?: The complementary color is #B2CCC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB2B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.