What color is #CC9585?

#CC9585 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Café Crème. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC9585?

The RGB value is 204, 149, 133: 204 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC9585?

The complementary color is #85BCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC9585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC9585 color

#CC9585 rgb(204, 149, 133)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CC9585 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 58.4% green and 52.2% blue (204, 149, 133).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 41% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 35% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Café Crème (#C79685), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#CC9585 color codes

HEX	`#CC9585`
RGB	`rgb(204, 149, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 58.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 41%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 35%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.54, 18.55, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.54, 24.89, 41.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.884, 36.028, 27.039)`
Decimal	`13407621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC9585, 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 #CC9585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC9585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #CC9585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc9585; }
.text { color: #cc9585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc9585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 149 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc9585, #ccb985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #CC9585?: #CC9585 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Café Crème. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC9585?: The RGB value is 204, 149, 133: 204 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC9585?: The complementary color is #85BCCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC9585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.