What color is #CC1155?

#CC1155 is a vivid rose known as Love Juice. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Love Juice?

The RGB value is 204, 17, 85: 204 red, 17 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Love Juice?

The complementary color is #11CC88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC1155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Love Juice color: hex code #CC1155

#CC1155 rgb(204, 17, 85)

Shades of pink

Love Juice has the hex code #CC1155. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 6.7% green and 33.3% blue (204, 17, 85).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 85% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 58% yellow and 20% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

Love Juice (#CC1155) color codes

HEX	`#CC1155`
RGB	`rgb(204, 17, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 6.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 85%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 92%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 58%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.09, 68.65, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.09, 70.02, 11.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.745, 13.898, 9.867)`
Decimal	`13373781`
Short hex	`#C15`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Love Juice, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CC1155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CC1155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CC1155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc1155; }
.text { color: #cc1155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc1155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 17 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc1155, #cc2b11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

See #CC1155 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC1155?: #CC1155 is a vivid rose known as Love Juice. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Love Juice?: The RGB value is 204, 17, 85: 204 red, 17 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Love Juice?: The complementary color is #11CC88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC1155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.