Recognised as Colour
#CCBBCB
- #CCBBCB
- Magenta
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#CCBBCB is a magenta with RGB values 204, 187, 203 and HSL 304°, 14%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#CCBBCB#CCBBCB
HEX#CCBBCB
RGBrgb(204, 187, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.7333, 0.7961
RGB percentages80%, 73.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(303.5, 14.3%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.5, 8.3%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 0.5%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,417,419
CSS custom property--colour: #CCBBCB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#334434
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBCCBC
Analogous#C5BBCC, #CCBBC2
Triadic#CBCCBB, #BBCBCC
Split complementary#C2CCBB, #BBCCC5
Tetradic#CCC5BB, #BBCCBC, #BBC2CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G187
B203
Red204 (80%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue303.53°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G BB · B CB
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