What color is #CCBAB1?

#CCBAB1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBAB1?

The RGB value is 204, 186, 177: 204 red, 186 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBAB1?

The complementary color is #B1C3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBAB1 color

#CCBAB1 rgb(204, 186, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCBAB1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 72.9% green and 69.4% blue (204, 186, 177).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 21% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#CCBAB1 color codes

HEX	`#CCBAB1`
RGB	`rgb(204, 186, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 72.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 21%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.76, 4.87, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.76, 8.42, 54.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.396, 51.13, 48.801)`
Decimal	`13417137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBAB1, 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 #CCBAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #CCBAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbab1; }
.text { color: #ccbab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 186 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbab1, #ccc8b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCBAB1?: #CCBAB1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBAB1?: The RGB value is 204, 186, 177: 204 red, 186 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBAB1?: The complementary color is #B1C3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.