What color is #CCBACF?

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

What is the RGB value of #CCBACF?

The RGB value is 204, 186, 207: 204 red, 186 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBACF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCBACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBACF color

#CCBACF rgb(204, 186, 207)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 72.9% green and 81.2% blue (204, 186, 207).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 18% 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 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#CCBACF color codes

HEX	`#CCBACF`
RGB	`rgb(204, 186, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 72.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.56, 10.15, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.56, 13.06, 320.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.722, 52.461, 66.315)`
Decimal	`13417167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBACF, 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 #CCBACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #CCBACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbacf; }
.text { color: #ccbacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 186 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbacf, #cfbac7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCBACF?: #CCBACF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBACF?: The RGB value is 204, 186, 207: 204 red, 186 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBACF?: The complementary color is #BDCFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.