What color is #CCBCC0?

#CCBCC0 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 #CCBCC0?

The RGB value is 204, 188, 192: 204 red, 188 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBCC0?

The complementary color is #BCCCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBCC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBCC0 color

#CCBCC0 rgb(204, 188, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCBCC0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 73.7% green and 75.3% blue (204, 188, 192).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#CCBCC0 color codes

HEX	`#CCBCC0`
RGB	`rgb(204, 188, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 73.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.64, 6.34, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.64, 6.34, 0.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.398, 52.61, 57.253)`
Decimal	`13417664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBCC0, 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 #CCBCC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBCC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #CCBCC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbcc0; }
.text { color: #ccbcc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbcc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 188 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbcc0, #ccc0bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CCBCC0?: #CCBCC0 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 #CCBCC0?: The RGB value is 204, 188, 192: 204 red, 188 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBCC0?: The complementary color is #BCCCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBCC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.