What color is #CCCBB2?

#CCCBB2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCBB2?

The RGB value is 204, 203, 178: 204 red, 203 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCBB2?

The complementary color is #B2B3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCBB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCBB2 color

#CCCBB2 rgb(204, 203, 178)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCCBB2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 79.6% green and 69.8% blue (204, 203, 178).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#CCCBB2 color codes

HEX	`#CCCBB2`
RGB	`rgb(204, 203, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 79.6%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.16, -3.94, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.16, 13.21, 107.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.293, 58.764, 50.593)`
Decimal	`13421490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCBB2, 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 #CCCBB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCBB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #CCCBB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccbb2; }
.text { color: #cccbb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccbb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 203 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccbb2, #c0ccb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCCBB2?: #CCCBB2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCBB2?: The RGB value is 204, 203, 178: 204 red, 203 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCBB2?: The complementary color is #B2B3CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCBB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.