What color is #CCB5C5?

#CCB5C5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB5C5?

The RGB value is 204, 181, 197: 204 red, 181 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB5C5?

The complementary color is #B5CCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB5C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB5C5 color

#CCB5C5 rgb(204, 181, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCB5C5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 71% green and 77.3% blue (204, 181, 197).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#CCB5C5 color codes

HEX	`#CCB5C5`
RGB	`rgb(204, 181, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 71%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.02, 11, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.02, 12.11, 335.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.503, 49.917, 59.734)`
Decimal	`13415877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB5C5, 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 #CCB5C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB5C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #CCB5C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb5c5; }
.text { color: #ccb5c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb5c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 181 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb5c5, #ccb5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCB5C5?: #CCB5C5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB5C5?: The RGB value is 204, 181, 197: 204 red, 181 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB5C5?: The complementary color is #B5CCBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB5C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.