What color is #CCC9B9?

#CCC9B9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCC9B9?

The RGB value is 204, 201, 185: 204 red, 201 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCC9B9?

The complementary color is #B9BCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCC9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCC9B9 color

#CCC9B9 rgb(204, 201, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCC9B9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 78.8% green and 72.5% blue (204, 201, 185).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#CCC9B9 color codes

HEX	`#CCC9B9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 201, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 78.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.8, -1.75, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.8, 8.54, 101.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.544, 58.114, 54.233)`
Decimal	`13420985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCC9B9, 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 #CCC9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCC9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	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 #CCC9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccc9b9; }
.text { color: #ccc9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccc9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 201 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccc9b9, #c5ccb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCC9B9?: #CCC9B9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCC9B9?: The RGB value is 204, 201, 185: 204 red, 201 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCC9B9?: The complementary color is #B9BCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCC9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.