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#CC6966

#cc6966 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc6966 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 41.18% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.53% magenta, 50% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 1.76°, with 50% saturation and 60% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.239

Complementary

  1. #cc6966
  2. #66c9cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc6966
  2. #66cc9c
  3. #6696cc

Analogous

  1. #cc6696
  2. #cc6966
  3. #cc9c66

Triadic

  1. #cc6966
  2. #66cc69
  3. #6966cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc6966
  2. #c9cc66
  3. #66c9cc
  4. #6966cc

Square

  1. #cc6966
  2. #96cc66
  3. #66c9cc
  4. #9c66cc

Monochromatic

  1. #732826
  2. #ac3d39
  3. #cc6966
  4. #dfa19f
  5. #f2d9d9

Shades

#cc6966 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc6966
  2. #b85f5c
  3. #a35452
  4. #8f4a47
  5. #7a3f3d
  6. #663533
  7. #522a29
  8. #3d201f
  9. #291514
  10. #140b0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc6966 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc6966
  2. #d17875
  3. #d68785
  4. #db9694
  5. #e0a5a3
  6. #e6b4b3
  7. #ebc3c2
  8. #f0d2d1
  9. #f5e1e0
  10. #faf0f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc6966 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc6966
  2. #c46b69
  3. #bd6e6b
  4. #b5706e
  5. #ae7270
  6. #a67573
  7. #9e7776
  8. #977978
  9. #8f7b7b
  10. #887e7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a77c7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f7a65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988e64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd5b69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a47366 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af8165 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d66168 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc6966 {
  color: #cc6966;
}
Background
.bg-cc6966 {
  background-color: #cc6966;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc6966 {
  border: 2px solid #cc6966;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc6966;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 105 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc6966 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc6966, #cc9c66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc6966 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 105 102 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.25 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.89 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.90 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 7.98 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 8.97 #ff6961 Pastel Red ΔE 9.55 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 9.55 #339699 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#cc6966  rgb(204, 105, 102)  hsl(2, 50%, 60%)  Indian Red
#66c9cc  rgb(102, 201, 204)  hsl(182, 50%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#66cc69  rgb(102, 204, 105)  hsl(122, 50%, 60%)  Mantis
#6966cc  rgb(105, 102, 204)  hsl(242, 50%, 60%)  Slate Blue