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#CC197E

#cc197e ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc197e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 9.8% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.75% magenta, 38.24% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 326.15°, with 78.17% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#cc0066
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Relative luminance0.1504

Complementary

  1. #cc197e
  2. #19cc67

Split complementary

  1. #cc197e
  2. #24cc19
  3. #19ccc1

Analogous

  1. #c119cc
  2. #cc197e
  3. #cc1924

Triadic

  1. #cc197e
  2. #7ecc19
  3. #197ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc197e
  2. #cc6719
  3. #19cc67
  4. #197ecc

Square

  1. #cc197e
  2. #ccc119
  3. #19cc67
  4. #1924cc

Monochromatic

  1. #44082a
  2. #881154
  3. #cc197e
  4. #e949a3
  5. #f18dc5

Shades

#cc197e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc197e
  2. #b81771
  3. #a31465
  4. #8f1258
  5. #7a0f4c
  6. #660d3f
  7. #520a32
  8. #3d0826
  9. #290519
  10. #14030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc197e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc197e
  2. #d1308b
  3. #d64798
  4. #db5ea5
  5. #e075b2
  6. #e68cbf
  7. #eba3cb
  8. #f0bad8
  9. #f5d1e5
  10. #fae8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc197e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc197e
  2. #c4237e
  3. #bd2e7e
  4. #b5387f
  5. #ae427f
  6. #a64d7f
  7. #9e577f
  8. #97617f
  9. #8f6b80
  10. #887680
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5674 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #455880 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76777a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd004c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90477f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a05f7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60064 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc197e {
  color: #cc197e;
}
Background
.bg-cc197e {
  background-color: #cc197e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc197e {
  border: 2px solid #cc197e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc197e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 25 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 326 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc197e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc197e, #cc1924);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc197e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 25 126 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 2.41 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 4.66 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 6.36 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.66 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.08 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.10 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 10.02 #33e681 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#cc197e  rgb(204, 25, 126)  hsl(326, 78%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#19cc67  rgb(25, 204, 103)  hsl(146, 78%, 45%)  Emerald
#7ecc19  rgb(126, 204, 25)  hsl(86, 78%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#197ecc  rgb(25, 126, 204)  hsl(206, 78%, 45%)  Tufts Blue