What color is #CC8E8C?

#CC8E8C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC8E8C?

The RGB value is 204, 142, 140: 204 red, 142 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC8E8C?

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

Is black or white text better on #CC8E8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC8E8C color

#CC8E8C rgb(204, 142, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #CC8E8C is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 55.7% green and 54.9% blue (204, 142, 140).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 31% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#CC8E8C color codes

HEX	`#CC8E8C`
RGB	`rgb(204, 142, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 55.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 31%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.03, 23.28, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.03, 25.56, 24.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.31, 34.079, 29.313)`
Decimal	`13405836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC8E8C, 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 #CC8E8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC8E8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #CC8E8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc8e8c; }
.text { color: #cc8e8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc8e8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 142 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc8e8c, #ccae8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CC8E8C?: #CC8E8C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC8E8C?: The RGB value is 204, 142, 140: 204 red, 142 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC8E8C?: The complementary color is #8CCACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC8E8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.