What color is #CC175E?

#CC175E 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 #CC175E?

The RGB value is 204, 23, 94: 204 red, 23 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC175E?

The complementary color is #17CC85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC175E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC175E color

#CC175E rgb(204, 23, 94)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC175E is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 9% green and 36.9% blue (204, 23, 94).

Its hue angle is 336°, 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 5.45:1).

#CC175E color codes

HEX	`#CC175E`
RGB	`rgb(204, 23, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 80%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 89%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 54%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.61, 68.38, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.61, 68.95, 7.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.231, 14.262, 11.907)`
Decimal	`13375326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC175E, 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 #CC175E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CC175E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #CC175E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc175e; }
.text { color: #cc175e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc175e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 23 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc175e, #cc2b17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #CC175E?: #CC175E 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 #CC175E?: The RGB value is 204, 23, 94: 204 red, 23 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC175E?: The complementary color is #17CC85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC175E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.