What color is #CCBBC6?

#CCBBC6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBBC6?

The RGB value is 204, 187, 198: 204 red, 187 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBBC6?

The complementary color is #BBCCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBBC6?

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.

#CCBBC6 color

#CCBBC6 rgb(204, 187, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCBBC6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.3% green and 77.6% blue (204, 187, 198).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CCBBC6 color codes

HEX	`#CCBBC6`
RGB	`rgb(204, 187, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.55, 7.95, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.55, 8.63, 337.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.864, 52.456, 60.755)`
Decimal	`13417414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBBC6, 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 #CCBBC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBBC6 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 #CCBBC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbbc6; }
.text { color: #ccbbc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbbc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 187 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbbc6, #ccbbbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CCBBC6?: #CCBBC6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBBC6?: The RGB value is 204, 187, 198: 204 red, 187 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBBC6?: The complementary color is #BBCCC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBBC6?: 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.