What color is #CCCCB2?

#CCCCB2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCCB2?

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

What is the complementary color of #CCCCB2?

The complementary color is #B2B2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCCB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCCB2 color

#CCCCB2 rgb(204, 204, 178)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CCCCB2 is a light, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, 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 Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#CCCCB2 color codes

HEX	`#CCCCB2`
RGB	`rgb(204, 204, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.42, -4.46, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.42, 13.72, 108.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.53, 59.238, 50.672)`
Decimal	`13421746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCCB2, 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 #CCCCB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCCB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #CCCCB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccccb2; }
.text { color: #ccccb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccccb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 204 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccccb2, #bfccb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCCCB2?: #CCCCB2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCCB2?: The RGB value is 204, 204, 178: 204 red, 204 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCCB2?: The complementary color is #B2B2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCCB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.