What color is #CCCCCB?

#CCCCCB is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverback. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCCCB?

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

What is the complementary color of #CCCCCB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCCCCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCCCB color

#CCCCCB rgb(204, 204, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCCCB is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Silverback (#CBCBCB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#CCCCCB color codes

HEX	`#CCCCCB`
RGB	`rgb(204, 204, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 0%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.02, -0.18, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.02, 0.53, 110.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.272, 60.335, 65.117)`
Decimal	`13421771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCCCB, 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 #CCCCCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCCCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #CCCCCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCCCCB?: #CCCCCB is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverback. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCCCB?: The RGB value is 204, 204, 203: 204 red, 204 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCCCB?: The complementary color is #CBCBCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCCCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.