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#CCCBD2 Color

#CCCBD2 is rgb(204, 203, 210) in RGB, hsl(249, 7%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue-gray (Crayola) (#C8C8CD), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCCBD2
HEX#CCCBD2
RGBrgb(204, 203, 210)
HSLhsl(249, 7%, 81%)
HSVhsv(249, 3%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.01 292.8)
LABlab(81.92% 1.32 -3.36)
LCHlch(81.92% 3.62 291.45)

What #CCCBD2 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CCCBD2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#CCCBD2 Channel Values

How #CCCBD2 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 203 · B 2108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 7% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 3% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCCBD2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCCBD2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCCBD2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCCBD2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CCCBD2

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCCBD2.

How #CCCBD2 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CCCBD2
Protanopia#CBCBD2
Protanomaly#CCCBD2
Deuteranopia#CBCBD2
Deuteranomaly#CCCBD2
Tritanopia#CBCCCC
Tritanomaly#CBCCCE
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCCBD2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cccbd2: #CCCBD2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCCBD2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cccbd2': '#CCCBD2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.796, blue: 0.824)
Android XML<color name="color_cccbd2">#CCCBD2</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCCBD2"

More Gray Colors

#CCCBD2 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCCBD2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCCBD2?

#CCCBD2 is a lightest gray — rgb(204, 203, 210) in RGB and hsl(249, 7%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue-gray (Crayola) (#C8C8CD), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.61.

What is the RGB value of #CCCBD2?

#CCCBD2 is rgb(204, 203, 210) — red 204, green 203, and blue 210 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCCBD2?

#CCCBD2 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCCBD2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCCBD2 scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCCBD2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCCBD2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 4.47, which is very hard to tell apart.

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