What color is #CCBCB7?

#CCBCB7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBCB7?

The RGB value is 204, 188, 183: 204 red, 188 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBCB7?

The complementary color is #B7C7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBCB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBCB7 color

#CCBCB7 rgb(204, 188, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCBCB7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.7% green and 71.8% blue (204, 188, 183).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#CCBCB7 color codes

HEX	`#CCBCB7`
RGB	`rgb(204, 188, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.41, 4.8, 4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.41, 6.62, 43.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.432, 52.224, 52.161)`
Decimal	`13417655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBCB7, 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 #CCBCB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBCB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #CCBCB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbcb7; }
.text { color: #ccbcb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbcb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 188 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbcb7, #ccc7b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CCBCB7?: #CCBCB7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBCB7?: The RGB value is 204, 188, 183: 204 red, 188 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBCB7?: The complementary color is #B7C7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBCB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.