What color is #CCC2AF?

#CCC2AF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCC2AF?

The RGB value is 204, 194, 175: 204 red, 194 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC2AF?

The complementary color is #AFB9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC2AF color

#CCC2AF rgb(204, 194, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCC2AF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 76.1% green and 68.6% blue (204, 194, 175).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seine and Sensibility (#CCC4B0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#CCC2AF color codes

HEX	`#CCC2AF`
RGB	`rgb(204, 194, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 76.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.76, 0.3, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.76, 10.82, 88.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.931, 54.517, 48.336)`
Decimal	`13419183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC2AF, 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 #CCC2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #CCC2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc2af; }
.text { color: #ccc2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 194 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc2af, #c8ccaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CCC2AF?: #CCC2AF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCC2AF?: The RGB value is 204, 194, 175: 204 red, 194 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC2AF?: The complementary color is #AFB9CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.