#cc5c73

Color #cc5c73

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 11.04 Nearest Tailwind class rose-400 #ff637e · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cc5c73

RGB

rgb(204, 92, 115)

HSL

hsl(347.7, 52.3%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.7, 54.9%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 43.6%, 20%)

LAB

lab(53.74, 46.59, 9.01)

LCH

lch(53.74, 47.45, 10.95)

OKLCH

oklch(61.9%, 0.1433, 9.44)

HWB

hwb(347.7, 36.1%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5cccb5

Analogous

#cc5cab

#cc5c73

#cc7d5c

Triadic

#cc5c73

#73cc5c

#5c73cc

Split-complementary

#cc5c73

#5ccc7d

#5cabcc

Tetradic

#cc5c73

#ccb55c

#5cccb5

#5c73cc

Square

#cc5c73

#abcc5c

#5cccb5

#7d5ccc

Shades

Color #cc5c73 mixed toward black.

#bc3b55

#962f44

#712333

#4b1822

#260c11

Tints

Color #cc5c73 mixed toward white.

#d4778a

#dd92a2

#e5adb9

#eec9d0

#f6e4e8

Tones

Color #cc5c73 mixed toward gray.

#c36578

#b96f7e

#b07883

#a78189

#9d8b8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a76e · ΔE 44.1

Deuteranopia

#adb46d · ΔE 49.3

Tritanopia

#c86a69 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc5c73;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc5c73]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#cc5c73 (#cc5c73) is rgb(204, 92, 115) in RGB.

No, #cc5c73 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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