What color is #CCB8C9?

#CCB8C9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB8C9?

The RGB value is 204, 184, 201: 204 red, 184 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB8C9?

The complementary color is #B8CCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCB8C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB8C9 color

#CCB8C9 rgb(204, 184, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCB8C9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 72.2% green and 78.8% blue (204, 184, 201).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#CCB8C9 color codes

HEX	`#CCB8C9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 184, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 72.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.88, 10.11, -5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.88, 11.74, 329.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.584, 51.336, 62.386)`
Decimal	`13416649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB8C9, 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 #CCB8C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB8C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #CCB8C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb8c9; }
.text { color: #ccb8c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb8c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 184 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb8c9, #ccb8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCB8C9?: #CCB8C9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB8C9?: The RGB value is 204, 184, 201: 204 red, 184 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB8C9?: The complementary color is #B8CCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB8C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.