What color is #CCB6CA?

#CCB6CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB6CA?

The RGB value is 204, 182, 202: 204 red, 182 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB6CA?

The complementary color is #B6CCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB6CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB6CA color

#CCB6CA rgb(204, 182, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CCB6CA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 71.4% green and 79.2% blue (204, 182, 202).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 18% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#CCB6CA color codes

HEX	`#CCB6CA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 182, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 71.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 18%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.41, 11.37, -7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.41, 13.47, 327.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.289, 50.558, 62.87)`
Decimal	`13416138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB6CA, 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 #CCB6CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB6CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #CCB6CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb6ca; }
.text { color: #ccb6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb6ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 182 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb6ca, #ccb6bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCB6CA?: #CCB6CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB6CA?: The RGB value is 204, 182, 202: 204 red, 182 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB6CA?: The complementary color is #B6CCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB6CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.