What color is #CCB6B5?

#CCB6B5 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 #CCB6B5?

The RGB value is 204, 182, 181: 204 red, 182 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB6B5?

The complementary color is #B5CBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB6B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB6B5 color

#CCB6B5 rgb(204, 182, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCB6B5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 71.4% green and 71% blue (204, 182, 181).

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

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#CCB6B5 color codes

HEX	`#CCB6B5`
RGB	`rgb(204, 182, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 71.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.84, 7.68, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.84, 8.39, 23.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.97, 49.63, 50.654)`
Decimal	`13416117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB6B5, 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 #CCB6B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB6B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #CCB6B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb6b5; }
.text { color: #ccb6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb6b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 182 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb6b5, #ccc1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CCB6B5?: #CCB6B5 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 #CCB6B5?: The RGB value is 204, 182, 181: 204 red, 182 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB6B5?: The complementary color is #B5CBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB6B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.