What color is #CC98B3?

#CC98B3 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 #CC98B3?

The RGB value is 204, 152, 179: 204 red, 152 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC98B3?

The complementary color is #98CCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC98B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC98B3 color

#CC98B3 rgb(204, 152, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC98B3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 59.6% green and 70.2% blue (204, 152, 179).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#CC98B3 color codes

HEX	`#CC98B3`
RGB	`rgb(204, 152, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 59.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 34%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 12%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.42, 23.67, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.42, 24.52, 344.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.267, 38.55, 47.748)`
Decimal	`13408435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC98B3, 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 #CC98B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC98B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #CC98B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc98b3; }
.text { color: #cc98b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc98b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 152 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc98b3, #cc9899); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CC98B3?: #CC98B3 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 #CC98B3?: The RGB value is 204, 152, 179: 204 red, 152 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC98B3?: The complementary color is #98CCB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC98B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.