What color is #CCC2C2?

#CCC2C2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCC2C2?

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

What is the complementary color of #CCC2C2?

The complementary color is #C2CCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC2C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC2C2 color

#CCC2C2 rgb(204, 194, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCC2C2 is a light, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Dangerous Robot (#CBC5C6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#CCC2C2 color codes

HEX	`#CCC2C2`
RGB	`rgb(204, 194, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 76.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.22, 3.49, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.22, 3.71, 19.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.93, 55.316, 58.865)`
Decimal	`13419202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC2C2, 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 #CCC2C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC2C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #CCC2C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc2c2; }
.text { color: #ccc2c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc2c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 194 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc2c2, #ccc7c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CCC2C2?: #CCC2C2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCC2C2?: The RGB value is 204, 194, 194: 204 red, 194 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC2C2?: The complementary color is #C2CCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC2C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.