Information about #CCC9CC color

#CCC9CC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CCC9CC falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(204, 201, 204) — 80% red, 78.8% green, 80% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly muted neutral grey, #CCC9CC has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chinese Silver (#CCCCCC). Slightly further away sit Half Surrender (#CACCCC) and Half Rakaia (#CCC9C8).

The recipe behind #CCC9CC is rgb(204, 201, 204), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CCC9CC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CCC9CC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CCC9CC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CCC9CC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CCC9CC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CCC9CC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CCC9CC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#CBCBC8
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CCC9CC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Chinese Silver color link
Chinese Silver

#CCCCCC

Half Surrender color link
Half Surrender

#CACCCC

Half Rakaia color link
Half Rakaia

#CCC9C8

Very Light Grey color link
Very Light Grey

#CDCDCD

Whiteout color link
Whiteout

#CECAC8

Midwinter Mist color link
Midwinter Mist

#CCCECE

In The Mauve color link
In The Mauve

#CECBD1

Half Duck Egg Blue color link
Half Duck Egg Blue

#C6CCCA

American Silver color link
American Silver

#CFCFCF

Geyser color link
Geyser

#CBD0CF

Quarter Silver Chalice color link
Quarter Silver Chalice

#C7C8C6

Pastel Grey color link
Pastel Grey

#CCCCC4

#CCC9CC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCC9CC
  • RGB204, 201, 204
  • CMYK0, 1, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 201, 204)
  • HSL300°, 3%, 79%
  • HSL Precise300°, 2.857%, 79.412%
  • HSV300°, 1%, 80%
  • HSB300°, 1%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.788, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.788, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.788, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCCC9CC
  • DECIMAL ID13421004
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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