What color is #CCC3AE?

#CCC3AE 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 #CCC3AE?

The RGB value is 204, 195, 174: 204 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC3AE?

The complementary color is #AEB7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC3AE color

#CCC3AE rgb(204, 195, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCC3AE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 76.5% green and 68.2% blue (204, 195, 174).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seine and Sensibility (#CCC4B0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#CCC3AE color codes

HEX	`#CCC3AE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 195, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 76.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79, -0.39, 11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79, 11.69, 91.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.056, 54.924, 47.895)`
Decimal	`13419438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC3AE, 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 #CCC3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #CCC3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc3ae; }
.text { color: #ccc3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 195 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc3ae, #c6ccae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCC3AE?: #CCC3AE 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 #CCC3AE?: The RGB value is 204, 195, 174: 204 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC3AE?: The complementary color is #AEB7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.