What color is #CCCCBC?

#CCCCBC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCCBC?

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

What is the complementary color of #CCCCBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCCCBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCCBC color

#CCCCBC rgb(204, 204, 188)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 60°, 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 Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#CCCCBC color codes

HEX	`#CCCCBC`
RGB	`rgb(204, 204, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.65, -2.81, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.65, 8.46, 109.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.571, 59.654, 56.154)`
Decimal	`13421756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCCBC, 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 #CCCCBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCCBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #CCCCBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccccbc; }
.text { color: #ccccbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccccbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 204 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccccbc, #c4ccbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCCCBC?: #CCCCBC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCCBC?: The RGB value is 204, 204, 188: 204 red, 204 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCCBC?: The complementary color is #BCBCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCCBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.