What color is #CCB9AA?

#CCB9AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCB9AA?

The RGB value is 204, 185, 170: 204 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCB9AA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCB9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCB9AA color

#CCB9AA rgb(204, 185, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCB9AA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 72.5% green and 66.7% blue (204, 185, 170).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#CCB9AA color codes

HEX	`#CCB9AA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 185, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 72.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.34, 4.29, 10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.34, 10.94, 66.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.506, 50.439, 45.15)`
Decimal	`13416874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCB9AA, 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 #CCB9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCB9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #CCB9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccb9aa; }
.text { color: #ccb9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccb9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 185 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccb9aa, #cccaaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CCB9AA?: #CCB9AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCB9AA?: The RGB value is 204, 185, 170: 204 red, 185 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCB9AA?: The complementary color is #AABDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCB9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.