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#CCC8BE Quill Grey

#CCC8BE is a light gray named Quill Grey. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.0% red, 78.4% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(204, 200, 190)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 12% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. #CCC8BE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.57:1.

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Variations of #CCC8BE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CCC8BE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CCC8BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CCC8BE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CCC9BE
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBC8BD
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBC8BE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CCC9BE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCC8BE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CFC6C5
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CDC7C1
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9C8C6

#CCC8BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#CCC8BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.57:1 Super#CCC8BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CCC8BE in CSS

/* Quill Grey */
.color { color: #CCC8BE; }
.background { background-color: #CCC8BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CCC8BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(204 200 190);
color: hsl(43 12% 77%);
color: oklch(0.833 0.014 88.7);

#CCC8BE FAQ

What color is #CCC8BE?

#CCC8BE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Quill Grey. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CCC8BE?

#CCC8BE is rgb(204, 200, 190) in RGB, hsl(43, 12%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CCC8BE?

The complementary color of #CCC8BE is #BEC2CC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CCC8BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CCC8BE: 12.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CCC8BE a warm or cool color?

#CCC8BE is a neutral color.