What color is #CC9BBA?

#CC9BBA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC9BBA?

The RGB value is 204, 155, 186: 204 red, 155 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC9BBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CC9BBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC9BBA color

#CC9BBA rgb(204, 155, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC9BBA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 60.8% green and 72.9% blue (204, 155, 186).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Perfume (#D49AB9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#CC9BBA color codes

HEX	`#CC9BBA`
RGB	`rgb(204, 155, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 60.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.35, 23.22, -8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.35, 24.88, 338.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.486, 39.827, 51.736)`
Decimal	`13409210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC9BBA, 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 #CC9BBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC9BBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #CC9BBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc9bba; }
.text { color: #cc9bba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc9bba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 155 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc9bba, #cc9ba1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CC9BBA?: #CC9BBA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC9BBA?: The RGB value is 204, 155, 186: 204 red, 155 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC9BBA?: The complementary color is #9BCCAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC9BBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.