What color is #CCB8C1?

#CCB8C1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB8C1?

The RGB value is 204, 184, 193: 204 red, 184 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB8C1?

The complementary color is #B8CCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB8C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB8C1 color

#CCB8C1 rgb(204, 184, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCB8C1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 72.2% green and 75.7% blue (204, 184, 193).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#CCB8C1 color codes

HEX	`#CCB8C1`
RGB	`rgb(204, 184, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 72.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.66, 8.67, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.66, 8.88, 347.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.667, 50.969, 57.558)`
Decimal	`13416641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB8C1, 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 #CCB8C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB8C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #CCB8C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb8c1; }
.text { color: #ccb8c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb8c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 184 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb8c1, #ccb9b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CCB8C1?: #CCB8C1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB8C1?: The RGB value is 204, 184, 193: 204 red, 184 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB8C1?: The complementary color is #B8CCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB8C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.