What color is #CC898F?

#CC898F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC898F?

The RGB value is 204, 137, 143: 204 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC898F?

The complementary color is #89CCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC898F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC898F color

#CC898F rgb(204, 137, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #CC898F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 53.7% green and 56.1% blue (204, 137, 143).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 40% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 30% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#CC898F color codes

HEX	`#CC898F`
RGB	`rgb(204, 137, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 53.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 40%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 33%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 30%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.93, 26.41, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.93, 27.4, 15.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.807, 32.714, 30.252)`
Decimal	`13404559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC898F, 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 #CC898F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC898F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	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 #CC898F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc898f; }
.text { color: #cc898f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc898f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 137 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc898f, #cca589); }

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Questions

What color is #CC898F?: #CC898F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC898F?: The RGB value is 204, 137, 143: 204 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC898F?: The complementary color is #89CCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC898F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.