What color is #CECCC0?

#CECCC0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Silver Birch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECCC0?

The RGB value is 206, 204, 192: 206 red, 204 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECCC0?

The complementary color is #C0C2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECCC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECCC0 color

#CECCC0 rgb(206, 204, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECCC0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80% green and 75.3% blue (206, 204, 192).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 13% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Silver Birch (#D2CFC4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#CECCC0 color codes

HEX	`#CECCC0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 204, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 13%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.9, -1.42, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.9, 6.38, 102.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.56, 60.114, 58.482)`
Decimal	`13552832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECCC0, 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 #CECCC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECCC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #CECCC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceccc0; }
.text { color: #ceccc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceccc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 204 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceccc0, #c9cec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECCC0?: #CECCC0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Silver Birch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECCC0?: The RGB value is 206, 204, 192: 206 red, 204 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECCC0?: The complementary color is #C0C2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECCC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.