What color is #CCBBAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #CCBBAC?

The RGB value is 204, 187, 172: 204 red, 187 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBBAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCBBAC?

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.

#CCBBAC color

#CCBBAC rgb(204, 187, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.3% green and 67.5% blue (204, 187, 172).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CCBBAC color codes

HEX	`#CCBBAC`
RGB	`rgb(204, 187, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, 3.54, 9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 10.39, 70.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.118, 51.358, 46.295)`
Decimal	`13417388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#CCBBAC 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 #CCBBAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbbac; }
.text { color: #ccbbac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbbac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 187 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbbac, #cccbac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CCBBAC?: #CCBBAC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBBAC?: The RGB value is 204, 187, 172: 204 red, 187 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBBAC?: The complementary color is #ACBDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBBAC?: 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.