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#CC6C85

#cc6c85 ≈ Pale Violet Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc6c85 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 42.35% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.06% magenta, 34.8% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 344.38°, with 48.48% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Pale Violet Red (#db7093), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2526

Complementary

  1. #cc6c85
  2. #6cccb3

Split complementary

  1. #cc6c85
  2. #6ccc83
  3. #6cb5cc

Analogous

  1. #cc6cb5
  2. #cc6c85
  3. #cc836c

Triadic

  1. #cc6c85
  2. #85cc6c
  3. #6c85cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc6c85
  2. #ccb36c
  3. #6cccb3
  4. #6c85cc

Square

  1. #cc6c85
  2. #b5cc6c
  3. #6cccb3
  4. #836ccc

Monochromatic

  1. #76293d
  2. #af3d5a
  3. #cc6c85
  4. #e0a5b4
  5. #f3dee3

Shades

#cc6c85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc6c85
  2. #b86178
  3. #a3566a
  4. #8f4c5d
  5. #7a4150
  6. #663643
  7. #522b35
  8. #3d2028
  9. #29161b
  10. #140b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc6c85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc6c85
  2. #d17b91
  3. #d6899d
  4. #db98aa
  5. #e0a7b6
  6. #e6b6c2
  7. #ebc4ce
  8. #f0d3da
  9. #f5e2e7
  10. #faf0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc6c85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc6c85
  2. #c46e85
  3. #bd7084
  4. #b57284
  5. #ae7483
  6. #a67683
  7. #9e7882
  8. #977a82
  9. #8f7c81
  10. #887e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a87f88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c7e86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949183 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da6475 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a27885 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad8384 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5677c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc6c85 {
  color: #cc6c85;
}
Background
.bg-cc6c85 {
  background-color: #cc6c85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc6c85 {
  border: 2px solid #cc6c85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc6c85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 108 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 48% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc6c85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc6c85, #cc836c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc6c85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 108 133 / 0.35);
}

#db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 3.80 #de5d83 Blush ΔE 4.24 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.09 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 5.21 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 6.87 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.58 #f64a8a French Rose ΔE 8.38 #33937a Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Pale Violet Red
#cc6c85  rgb(204, 108, 133)  hsl(344, 48%, 61%)  Pale Violet Red
#6cccb3  rgb(108, 204, 179)  hsl(164, 48%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#85cc6c  rgb(133, 204, 108)  hsl(104, 48%, 61%)  Mantis
#6c85cc  rgb(108, 133, 204)  hsl(224, 48%, 61%)  Glaucous