What color is #CC69B0?

#CC69B0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Super Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC69B0?

The RGB value is 204, 105, 176: 204 red, 105 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC69B0?

The complementary color is #69CC85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC69B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC69B0 color

#CC69B0 rgb(204, 105, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC69B0 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 41.2% green and 69% blue (204, 105, 176).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 49% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Super Pink (#CE6BA6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#CC69B0 color codes

HEX	`#CC69B0`
RGB	`rgb(204, 105, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 41.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 49%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 49%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, 48.22, -20.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 52.28, 337.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.79, 26.078, 44.109)`
Decimal	`13396400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC69B0, 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 #CC69B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC69B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #CC69B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc69b0; }
.text { color: #cc69b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc69b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 105 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc69b0, #cc697f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CC69B0?: #CC69B0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Super Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC69B0?: The RGB value is 204, 105, 176: 204 red, 105 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC69B0?: The complementary color is #69CC85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC69B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.