What color is #CC8080?

#CC8080 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC8080?

The RGB value is 204, 128, 128: 204 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC8080?

The complementary color is #80CCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC8080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC8080 color

#CC8080 rgb(204, 128, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #CC8080 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 50.2% green and 50.2% blue (204, 128, 128).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 43% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 37% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#CC8080 color codes

HEX	`#CC8080`
RGB	`rgb(204, 128, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 50.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 43%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 37%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.51, 29.38, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.51, 31.9, 22.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.519, 29.837, 24.254)`
Decimal	`13402240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC8080, 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 #CC8080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC8080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #CC8080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc8080; }
.text { color: #cc8080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc8080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 128 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc8080, #cca680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Coral.

Questions

What color is #CC8080?: #CC8080 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC8080?: The RGB value is 204, 128, 128: 204 red, 128 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC8080?: The complementary color is #80CCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC8080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.