Colour

#CC99AC

#CC99AC
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#CC99AC is a red with RGB values 204, 153, 172 and HSL 338°, 33%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#CC99AC#CC99AC

HEX#CC99AC

RGBrgb(204, 153, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.6, 0.6745

RGB percentages80%, 60%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(337.6, 33.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.6, 25%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 15.7%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,408,684

CSS custom property--colour: #CC99AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#336653

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EA2ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAAAABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D4979Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.4 Light pink · ΔE 15.8 Thistle · ΔE 16.1 Pink · ΔE 16.3 Dark grey · ΔE 22.1 Plum · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99CCB9

Analogous#CC99C6, #CC9F99

Triadic#ACCC99, #99ACCC

Split complementary#99CC9F, #99C6CC

Tetradic#C6CC99, #99CCB9, #9F99CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEDDE3

Lighter +10%#DDBBC8

Darker −10%#BB7790

Darker −20%#AA5575

Darker −30%#88445D

Darker −40%#663346

More saturated +25%#DF86A7

Less saturated −25%#B9ACB1

Channel breakdown

R204

G153

B172

Red204 (80%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue337.65°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 99 · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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