#cc6972

Color #cc6972

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 10.62 Nearest Tailwind class rose-400 #ff637e · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cc6972

RGB

rgb(204, 105, 114)

HSL

hsl(354.5, 49.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(354.5, 48.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 48.5%, 44.1%, 20%)

LAB

lab(56.25, 39.99, 13.11)

LCH

lch(56.25, 42.08, 18.15)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.1254, 15.59)

HWB

hwb(354.5, 41.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#69ccc3

Analogous

#cc69a4

#cc6972

#cc9169

Triadic

#cc6972

#72cc69

#6972cc

Split-complementary

#cc6972

#69cc91

#69a4cc

Tetradic

#cc6972

#ccc369

#69ccc3

#6972cc

Square

#cc6972

#a4cc69

#69ccc3

#9169cc

Shades

Color #cc6972 mixed toward black.

#bf434e

#9a343e

#73272e

#4d1a1f

#260d0f

Tints

Color #cc6972 mixed toward white.

#d5828a

#dd9ba1

#e6b4b9

#eecdd0

#f7e6e8

Tones

Color #cc6972 mixed toward gray.

#c47179

#bc7a80

#b38286

#ab8a8d

#a39294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa70 · ΔE 40.1

Deuteranopia

#afb66f · ΔE 44.7

Tritanopia

#c86e6e · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cc6972;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc6972]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#cc6972 (#cc6972) is rgb(204, 105, 114) in RGB.

No, #cc6972 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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