What color is #CC175D?

#CC175D is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Love Potion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC175D?

The RGB value is 204, 23, 93: 204 red, 23 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC175D?

The complementary color is #17CC86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC175D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC175D color

#CC175D rgb(204, 23, 93)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC175D is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 9% green and 36.5% blue (204, 23, 93).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 80% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 54% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Love Potion (#CE145E), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#CC175D color codes

HEX	`#CC175D`
RGB	`rgb(204, 23, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 80%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 89%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 54%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.58, 68.31, 9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.58, 68.96, 7.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.187, 14.245, 11.672)`
Decimal	`13375325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC175D, 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 #CC175D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CC175D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #CC175D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc175d; }
.text { color: #cc175d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc175d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 23 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc175d, #cc2b17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #CC175D?: #CC175D is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Love Potion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC175D?: The RGB value is 204, 23, 93: 204 red, 23 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC175D?: The complementary color is #17CC86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC175D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.