What color is #CCCEC6?

#CCCEC6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCEC6?

The RGB value is 204, 206, 198: 204 red, 206 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCEC6?

The complementary color is #C8C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCEC6 color

#CCCEC6 rgb(204, 206, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCEC6 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80.8% green and 77.6% blue (204, 206, 198).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 8% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Silken Pebble (#D0D0C9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#CCCEC6 color codes

HEX	`#CCCEC6`
RGB	`rgb(204, 206, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 8%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.41, -2.13, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.41, 4.3, 119.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.165, 61.057, 62.189)`
Decimal	`13422278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCEC6, 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 #CCCEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #CCCEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccec6; }
.text { color: #cccec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 206 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccec6, #c8cec6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CCCEC6?: #CCCEC6 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCEC6?: The RGB value is 204, 206, 198: 204 red, 206 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCEC6?: The complementary color is #C8C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.