#cc0048

Color #cc0048

A vivid, highly saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 13.45 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cc0048

RGB

rgb(204, 0, 72)

HSL

hsl(338.8, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(338.8, 100%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 64.7%, 20%)

LAB

lab(43.23, 69.6, 20.77)

LCH

lch(43.23, 72.63, 16.62)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.2151, 13.44)

HWB

hwb(338.8, 0%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00cc84

Analogous

#cc00ae

#cc0048

#cc1e00

Triadic

#cc0048

#48cc00

#0048cc

Split-complementary

#cc0048

#00cc1e

#00aecc

Tetradic

#cc0048

#cc8400

#00cc84

#0048cc

Square

#cc0048

#aecc00

#00cc84

#1e00cc

Shades

Color #cc0048 mixed toward black.

#aa003c

#880030

#660024

#440018

#22000c

Tints

Color #cc0048 mixed toward white.

#ff005a

#ff337b

#ff669c

#ff99bd

#ffccde

Tones

Color #cc0048 mixed toward gray.

#bb114d

#aa2252

#993357

#88445c

#775561

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.66:1

White text reads better on this background (5.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d3f · ΔE 56.9

Deuteranopia

#a5ae3c · ΔE 63.1

Tritanopia

#c73634 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 27.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc0048;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc0048]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Deep Pink #ff1493

Frequently asked questions

#cc0048 (#cc0048) is rgb(204, 0, 72) in RGB.

No, #cc0048 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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