What color is #CCB8B9?

#CCB8B9 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 #CCB8B9?

The RGB value is 204, 184, 185: 204 red, 184 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB8B9?

The complementary color is #B8CCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB8B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB8B9 color

#CCB8B9 rgb(204, 184, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCB8B9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 72.2% green and 72.5% blue (204, 184, 185).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#CCB8B9 color codes

HEX	`#CCB8B9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 184, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 72.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.45, 7.28, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.45, 7.57, 15.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.799, 50.622, 52.985)`
Decimal	`13416633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB8B9, 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 #CCB8B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB8B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #CCB8B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb8b9; }
.text { color: #ccb8b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb8b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 184 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb8b9, #ccc1b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CCB8B9?: #CCB8B9 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 #CCB8B9?: The RGB value is 204, 184, 185: 204 red, 184 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB8B9?: The complementary color is #B8CCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB8B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.