What color is #CCBFC3?

#CCBFC3 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 #CCBFC3?

The RGB value is 204, 191, 195: 204 red, 191 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBFC3?

The complementary color is #BFCCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBFC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBFC3 color

#CCBFC3 rgb(204, 191, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCBFC3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 74.9% green and 76.5% blue (204, 191, 195).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#CCBFC3 color codes

HEX	`#CCBFC3`
RGB	`rgb(204, 191, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 74.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, 5.27, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 5.28, 356.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.382, 54.04, 59.238)`
Decimal	`13418435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBFC3, 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 #CCBFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBFC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #CCBFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbfc3; }
.text { color: #ccbfc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbfc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 191 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbfc3, #ccc2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CCBFC3?: #CCBFC3 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 #CCBFC3?: The RGB value is 204, 191, 195: 204 red, 191 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBFC3?: The complementary color is #BFCCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBFC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.