What color is #CC90B7?

#CC90B7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC90B7?

The RGB value is 204, 144, 183: 204 red, 144 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC90B7?

The complementary color is #90CCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC90B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC90B7 color

#CC90B7 rgb(204, 144, 183)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC90B7 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 56.5% green and 71.8% blue (204, 144, 183).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#CC90B7 color codes

HEX	`#CC90B7`
RGB	`rgb(204, 144, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 56.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, 28.73, -11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 30.84, 338.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.422, 36.205, 49.492)`
Decimal	`13406391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC90B7, 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 #CC90B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC90B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #CC90B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc90b7; }
.text { color: #cc90b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc90b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 144 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc90b7, #cc9099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CC90B7?: #CC90B7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC90B7?: The RGB value is 204, 144, 183: 204 red, 144 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC90B7?: The complementary color is #90CCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC90B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.