What color is #CCBFC5?

#CCBFC5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCBFC5?

The RGB value is 204, 191, 197: 204 red, 191 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCBFC5?

The complementary color is #BFCCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCBFC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCBFC5 color

#CCBFC5 rgb(204, 191, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCBFC5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 74.9% green and 77.3% blue (204, 191, 197).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#CCBFC5 color codes

HEX	`#CCBFC5`
RGB	`rgb(204, 191, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 74.9%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.54, 5.62, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.54, 5.79, 346.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.609, 54.131, 60.437)`
Decimal	`13418437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCBFC5, 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 #CCBFC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCBFC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #CCBFC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccbfc5; }
.text { color: #ccbfc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccbfc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 191 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccbfc5, #ccc0bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CCBFC5?: #CCBFC5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCBFC5?: The RGB value is 204, 191, 197: 204 red, 191 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCBFC5?: The complementary color is #BFCCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCBFC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.