What color is #CC79AD?

#CC79AD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC79AD?

The RGB value is 204, 121, 173: 204 red, 121 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC79AD?

The complementary color is #79CC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC79AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC79AD color

#CC79AD rgb(204, 121, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC79AD is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 47.5% green and 67.8% blue (204, 121, 173).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#CC79AD color codes

HEX	`#CC79AD`
RGB	`rgb(204, 121, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 47.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 41%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.25, 39.47, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.25, 41.79, 340.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.282, 29.532, 43.158)`
Decimal	`13400493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC79AD, 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 #CC79AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC79AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #CC79AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc79ad; }
.text { color: #cc79ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc79ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 121 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc79ad, #cc7984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CC79AD?: #CC79AD is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC79AD?: The RGB value is 204, 121, 173: 204 red, 121 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC79AD?: The complementary color is #79CC98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC79AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.