What color is #CCC7C9?

#CCC7C9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCC7C9?

The RGB value is 204, 199, 201: 204 red, 199 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC7C9?

The complementary color is #C7CCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC7C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC7C9 color

#CCC7C9 rgb(204, 199, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCC7C9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 78% green and 78.8% blue (204, 199, 201).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 5% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Dangerous Robot (#CBC5C6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#CCC7C9 color codes

HEX	`#CCC7C9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 199, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 78%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 5%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 2%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.68, 2.09, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.68, 2.13, 349.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.866, 57.901, 63.48)`
Decimal	`13420489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC7C9, 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 #CCC7C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC7C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #CCC7C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc7c9; }
.text { color: #ccc7c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc7c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 199 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc7c9, #ccc8c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CCC7C9?: #CCC7C9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCC7C9?: The RGB value is 204, 199, 201: 204 red, 199 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC7C9?: The complementary color is #C7CCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC7C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.