What color is #CCB6AE?

#CCB6AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB6AE?

The RGB value is 204, 182, 174: 204 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB6AE?

The complementary color is #AEC4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB6AE color

#CCB6AE rgb(204, 182, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCB6AE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 71.4% green and 68.2% blue (204, 182, 174).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#CCB6AE color codes

HEX	`#CCB6AE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 182, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 71.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.67, 6.53, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.67, 9.52, 46.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.269, 49.35, 46.966)`
Decimal	`13416110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB6AE, 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 #CCB6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #CCB6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb6ae; }
.text { color: #ccb6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 182 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb6ae, #ccc5ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCB6AE?: #CCB6AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB6AE?: The RGB value is 204, 182, 174: 204 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB6AE?: The complementary color is #AEC4CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.