What color is #CCCBBC?

#CCCBBC 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 #CCCBBC?

The RGB value is 204, 203, 188: 204 red, 203 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCBBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCCBBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCBBC color

#CCCBBC rgb(204, 203, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 79.6% green and 73.7% blue (204, 203, 188).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#CCCBBC color codes

HEX	`#CCCBBC`
RGB	`rgb(204, 203, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 79.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.39, -2.29, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.39, 7.94, 106.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.334, 59.18, 56.075)`
Decimal	`13421500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCBBC, 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 #CCCBBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCBBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #CCCBBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccbbc; }
.text { color: #cccbbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccbbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 203 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccbbc, #c5ccbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCCBBC?: #CCCBBC 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 #CCCBBC?: The RGB value is 204, 203, 188: 204 red, 203 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCBBC?: The complementary color is #BCBDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCBBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.