What color is #CC4499?

#CC4499 is a moderate rose known as Lustful Wishes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lustful Wishes?

The RGB value is 204, 68, 153: 204 red, 68 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lustful Wishes?

The complementary color is #44CC77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC4499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lustful Wishes color: hex code #CC4499

#CC4499 rgb(204, 68, 153)

Shades of pink

Lustful Wishes has the hex code #CC4499. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 26.7% green and 60% blue (204, 68, 153).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 57% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

Lustful Wishes (#CC4499) color codes

HEX	`#CC4499`
RGB	`rgb(204, 68, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 26.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 57%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 67%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.01, 61.6, -17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.01, 64.07, 344.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.72, 19.275, 32.128)`
Decimal	`13386905`
Short hex	`#C49`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lustful Wishes, 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 #CC4499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC4499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	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 #CC4499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc4499; }
.text { color: #cc4499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc4499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 68 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc4499, #cc4455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CC4499 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CC4499?: #CC4499 is a moderate rose known as Lustful Wishes. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lustful Wishes?: The RGB value is 204, 68, 153: 204 red, 68 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lustful Wishes?: The complementary color is #44CC77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC4499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.