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#CCC8CC Nimbus Cloud

#CCC8CC is a light gray named Nimbus Cloud. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.0% red, 78.4% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(204, 200, 204)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 4% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #CCC8CC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.70:1.

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Variations of #CCC8CC

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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#CCC8CC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CCC8CCC8CCC8
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Split complementary

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

CCC8CCCACCC8C8CCCA
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CCC8CCCAC8CCCCC8CA
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Triadic

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

CCC8CCCCCCC8C8CCCC
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Tetradic

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

CCC8CCCCC8C8C8CCC8C8CCCC
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CCC8CCCCCAC8C8CCC8C8CACC
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#CCC8CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CCC8CC 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 #C9C9CC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8C9CC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9C9CC
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C9C9CC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAC9CC
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CCC8C9
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCC8CB
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAC9CA

#CCC8CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#CCC8CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.70:1 Super#CCC8CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CCC8CC in CSS

/* Nimbus Cloud */
.color { color: #CCC8CC; }
.background { background-color: #CCC8CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CCC8CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(204 200 204);
color: hsl(300 4% 79%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.007 325.6);

#CCC8CC FAQ

What color is #CCC8CC?

#CCC8CC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CCC8CC?

#CCC8CC is rgb(204, 200, 204) in RGB, hsl(300, 4%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CCC8CC?

The complementary color of #CCC8CC is #C8CCC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CCC8CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #CCC8CC: 12.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CCC8CC a warm or cool color?

#CCC8CC is a neutral color.