What color is #CC8BB0?

#CC8BB0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC8BB0?

The RGB value is 204, 139, 176: 204 red, 139 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC8BB0?

The complementary color is #8BCCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC8BB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC8BB0 color

#CC8BB0 rgb(204, 139, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC8BB0 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 54.5% green and 69% blue (204, 139, 176).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#CC8BB0 color codes

HEX	`#CC8BB0`
RGB	`rgb(204, 139, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 54.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.31, 30.28, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.31, 31.68, 342.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.971, 34.439, 45.503)`
Decimal	`13405104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC8BB0, 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 #CC8BB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC8BB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #CC8BB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc8bb0; }
.text { color: #cc8bb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc8bb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 139 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc8bb0, #cc8b90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CC8BB0?: #CC8BB0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC8BB0?: The RGB value is 204, 139, 176: 204 red, 139 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC8BB0?: The complementary color is #8BCCA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC8BB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.