What color is #CC9AA9?

#CC9AA9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC9AA9?

The RGB value is 204, 154, 169: 204 red, 154 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC9AA9?

The complementary color is #9ACCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC9AA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC9AA9 color

#CC9AA9 rgb(204, 154, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC9AA9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 60.4% green and 66.3% blue (204, 154, 169).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#CC9AA9 color codes

HEX	`#CC9AA9`
RGB	`rgb(204, 154, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 60.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.62, 20.94, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.62, 20.95, 358.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.619, 38.815, 42.723)`
Decimal	`13408937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC9AA9, 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 #CC9AA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC9AA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #CC9AA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc9aa9; }
.text { color: #cc9aa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc9aa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 154 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc9aa9, #cca49a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CC9AA9?: #CC9AA9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC9AA9?: The RGB value is 204, 154, 169: 204 red, 154 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC9AA9?: The complementary color is #9ACCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC9AA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.