What color is #CC94B6?

#CC94B6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC94B6?

The RGB value is 204, 148, 182: 204 red, 148 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC94B6?

The complementary color is #94CCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC94B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC94B6 color

#CC94B6 rgb(204, 148, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC94B6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 58% green and 71.4% blue (204, 148, 182).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#CC94B6 color codes

HEX	`#CC94B6`
RGB	`rgb(204, 148, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 58%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.57, 26.37, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.57, 27.97, 340.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.935, 37.396, 49.151)`
Decimal	`13407414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC94B6, 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 #CC94B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC94B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #CC94B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc94b6; }
.text { color: #cc94b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc94b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 148 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc94b6, #cc949a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CC94B6?: #CC94B6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC94B6?: The RGB value is 204, 148, 182: 204 red, 148 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC94B6?: The complementary color is #94CCAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC94B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.