What color is #CCBDC2?

#CCBDC2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBDC2?

The RGB value is 204, 189, 194: 204 red, 189 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBDC2?

The complementary color is #BDCCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBDC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBDC2 color

#CCBDC2 rgb(204, 189, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCBDC2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 74.1% green and 76.1% blue (204, 189, 194).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#CCBDC2 color codes

HEX	`#CCBDC2`
RGB	`rgb(204, 189, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 74.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.95, 6.16, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.95, 6.19, 354.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.836, 53.128, 58.5)`
Decimal	`13417922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBDC2, 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 #CCBDC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBDC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #CCBDC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbdc2; }
.text { color: #ccbdc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbdc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 189 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbdc2, #ccc0bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CCBDC2?: #CCBDC2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBDC2?: The RGB value is 204, 189, 194: 204 red, 189 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBDC2?: The complementary color is #BDCCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBDC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.