What color is #CC92B9?

#CC92B9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC92B9?

The RGB value is 204, 146, 185: 204 red, 146 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC92B9?

The complementary color is #92CCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC92B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC92B9 color

#CC92B9 rgb(204, 146, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC92B9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 57.3% green and 72.5% blue (204, 146, 185).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 36% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#CC92B9 color codes

HEX	`#CC92B9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 146, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 57.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 36%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.2, 27.98, -11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.2, 30.27, 337.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.937, 36.9, 50.697)`
Decimal	`13406905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC92B9, 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 #CC92B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC92B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #CC92B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc92b9; }
.text { color: #cc92b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc92b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 146 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc92b9, #cc929c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CC92B9?: #CC92B9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC92B9?: The RGB value is 204, 146, 185: 204 red, 146 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC92B9?: The complementary color is #92CCA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC92B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.