What color is #CCB4BF?

#CCB4BF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB4BF?

The RGB value is 204, 180, 191: 204 red, 180 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB4BF?

The complementary color is #B4CCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB4BF color

#CCB4BF rgb(204, 180, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCB4BF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 70.6% green and 74.9% blue (204, 180, 191).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 19% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#CCB4BF color codes

HEX	`#CCB4BF`
RGB	`rgb(204, 180, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 70.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 19%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.6, 10.47, -2.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.6, 10.75, 346.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.626, 49.242, 56.118)`
Decimal	`13415615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB4BF, 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 #CCB4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #CCB4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb4bf; }
.text { color: #ccb4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 180 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb4bf, #ccb5b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CCB4BF?: #CCB4BF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB4BF?: The RGB value is 204, 180, 191: 204 red, 180 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB4BF?: The complementary color is #B4CCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.