What color is #CCC2C8?

#CCC2C8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCC2C8?

The RGB value is 204, 194, 200: 204 red, 194 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC2C8?

The complementary color is #C2CCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC2C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC2C8 color

#CCC2C8 rgb(204, 194, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCC2C8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 76.1% green and 78.4% blue (204, 194, 200).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 9% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Dangerous Robot (#CBC5C6), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#CCC2C8 color codes

HEX	`#CCC2C8`
RGB	`rgb(204, 194, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 76.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 9%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 5%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.38, 4.56, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.38, 4.89, 339)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.617, 55.591, 62.485)`
Decimal	`13419208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC2C8, 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 #CCC2C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC2C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #CCC2C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc2c8; }
.text { color: #ccc2c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc2c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 194 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc2c8, #ccc2c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CCC2C8?: #CCC2C8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCC2C8?: The RGB value is 204, 194, 200: 204 red, 194 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC2C8?: The complementary color is #C2CCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC2C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.