What color is #CCBEBE?

#CCBEBE 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 #CCBEBE?

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

What is the complementary color of #CCBEBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCBEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBEBE color

#CCBEBE rgb(204, 190, 190)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#CCBEBE color codes

HEX	`#CCBEBE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 190, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 74.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.1, 4.92, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.1, 5.23, 19.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.609, 53.383, 56.238)`
Decimal	`13418174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBEBE, 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 #CCBEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	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 #CCBEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbebe; }
.text { color: #ccbebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 190 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbebe, #ccc5be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CCBEBE?: #CCBEBE 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 #CCBEBE?: The RGB value is 204, 190, 190: 204 red, 190 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBEBE?: The complementary color is #BECCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.