What color is #CCBFBD?

#CCBFBD 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 #CCBFBD?

The RGB value is 204, 191, 189: 204 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBFBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCBFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBFBD color

#CCBFBD rgb(204, 191, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 74.9% green and 74.1% blue (204, 191, 189).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#CCBFBD color codes

HEX	`#CCBFBD`
RGB	`rgb(204, 191, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 74.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.33, 4.22, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.33, 4.98, 32.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.717, 53.774, 55.736)`
Decimal	`13418429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBFBD, 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 #CCBFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #CCBFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbfbd; }
.text { color: #ccbfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 191 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbfbd, #ccc7bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CCBFBD?: #CCBFBD 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 #CCBFBD?: The RGB value is 204, 191, 189: 204 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBFBD?: The complementary color is #BDCACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.