What color is #CCBACE?

#CCBACE 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 #CCBACE?

The RGB value is 204, 186, 206: 204 red, 186 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBACE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCBACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBACE color

#CCBACE rgb(204, 186, 206)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 72.9% green and 80.8% blue (204, 186, 206).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#CCBACE color codes

HEX	`#CCBACE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 186, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 72.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, 9.96, -7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 12.61, 322.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.6, 52.412, 65.673)`
Decimal	`13417166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBACE, 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 #CCBACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #CCBACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbace; }
.text { color: #ccbace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 186 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbace, #cebac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCBACE?: #CCBACE 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 #CCBACE?: The RGB value is 204, 186, 206: 204 red, 186 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBACE?: The complementary color is #BCCEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.