What color is #CC9CAB?

#CC9CAB 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 #CC9CAB?

The RGB value is 204, 156, 171: 204 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC9CAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CC9CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC9CAB color

#CC9CAB rgb(204, 156, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CC9CAB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 61.2% green and 67.1% blue (204, 156, 171).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#CC9CAB color codes

HEX	`#CC9CAB`
RGB	`rgb(204, 156, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 61.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, 20.17, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 20.18, 357.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.141, 39.556, 43.83)`
Decimal	`13409451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC9CAB, 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 #CC9CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC9CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #CC9CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc9cab; }
.text { color: #cc9cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc9cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 156 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc9cab, #cca59c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CC9CAB?: #CC9CAB 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 #CC9CAB?: The RGB value is 204, 156, 171: 204 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC9CAB?: The complementary color is #9CCCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC9CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.