What color is #CCBCBE?

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

What is the RGB value of #CCBCBE?

The RGB value is 204, 188, 190: 204 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBCBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCBCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBCBE color

#CCBCBE rgb(204, 188, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (204, 188, 190).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#CCBCBE color codes

HEX	`#CCBCBE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 188, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.59, 5.99, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.59, 6.08, 9.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.178, 52.522, 56.094)`
Decimal	`13417662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBCBE, 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 #CCBCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #CCBCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbcbe; }
.text { color: #ccbcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 188 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbcbe, #ccc2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CCBCBE?: #CCBCBE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBCBE?: The RGB value is 204, 188, 190: 204 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBCBE?: The complementary color is #BCCCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.