What color is #CCAABB?

#CCAABB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCAABB?

The RGB value is 204, 170, 187: 204 red, 170 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCAABB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CCAABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCAABB color

#CCAABB rgb(204, 170, 187)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 66.7% green and 73.3% blue (204, 170, 187).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#CCAABB color codes

HEX	`#CCAABB`
RGB	`rgb(204, 170, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 66.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, 15.2, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 15.73, 345.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.246, 45.176, 53.182)`
Decimal	`13413051`
Short hex	`#CAB`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCAABB, 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 #CCAABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCAABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #CCAABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ccaabb; }
.text { color: #ccaabb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ccaabb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 170 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ccaabb, #ccaaaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #CCAABB?: #CCAABB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCAABB?: The RGB value is 204, 170, 187: 204 red, 170 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCAABB?: The complementary color is #AACCBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCAABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.