What color is #CCCECF?

#CCCECF is a light gray, closest to the named color Whisper of Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCECF?

The RGB value is 204, 206, 207: 204 red, 206 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCECF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCCECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCECF color

#CCCECF rgb(204, 206, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCECF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 80.8% green and 81.2% blue (204, 206, 207).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 3% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Whisper of Smoke (#CBCECF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#CCCECF color codes

HEX	`#CCCECF`
RGB	`rgb(204, 206, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 80.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 3%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 1%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.64, -0.5, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.64, 0.89, 235.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.234, 61.485, 67.819)`
Decimal	`13422287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCECF, 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 #CCCECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #CCCECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccecf; }
.text { color: #cccecf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccecf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 206 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccecf, #cccdcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCCECF?: #CCCECF is a light gray, closest to the named color Whisper of Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCECF?: The RGB value is 204, 206, 207: 204 red, 206 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCECF?: The complementary color is #CFCDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.