What color is #CCCFC3?

#CCCFC3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCCFC3?

The RGB value is 204, 207, 195: 204 red, 207 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCCFC3?

The complementary color is #C6C3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCCFC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCCFC3 color

#CCCFC3 rgb(204, 207, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CCCFC3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 81.2% green and 76.5% blue (204, 207, 195).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 11% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#CCCFC3 color codes

HEX	`#CCCFC3`
RGB	`rgb(204, 207, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 81.2%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 11%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 6%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.6, -3.18, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.6, 6.44, 119.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.063, 61.403, 60.465)`
Decimal	`13422531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCCFC3, 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 #CCCFC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCCFC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #CCCFC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cccfc3; }
.text { color: #cccfc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cccfc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 207 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cccfc3, #c6cfc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CCCFC3?: #CCCFC3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCCFC3?: The RGB value is 204, 207, 195: 204 red, 207 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCCFC3?: The complementary color is #C6C3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCCFC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.