#cc9595

Color #cc9595

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.17 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cc9595

RGB

rgb(204, 149, 149)

HSL

hsl(0, 35%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 27%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 20%)

LAB

lab(66.9, 20.68, 8.17)

LCH

lch(66.9, 22.24, 21.56)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0666, 18.84)

HWB

hwb(0, 58.4%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95cccc

Analogous

#cc95b0

#cc9595

#ccb095

Triadic

#cc9595

#95cc95

#9595cc

Split-complementary

#cc9595

#95ccb0

#95b0cc

Tetradic

#cc9595

#cccc95

#95cccc

#9595cc

Square

#cc9595

#b0cc95

#95cccc

#b095cc

Shades

Color #cc9595 mixed toward black.

#b96d6d

#9f4c4c

#773939

#4f2626

#281313

Tints

Color #cc9595 mixed toward white.

#d4a7a7

#ddb8b8

#e5caca

#eedcdc

#f6eded

Tones

Color #cc9595 mixed toward gray.

#c79a9a

#c39e9e

#bea3a3

#baa7a7

#b5acac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b695 · ΔE 28.4

Deuteranopia

#babe95 · ΔE 31.4

Tritanopia

#ca9595 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc9595;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc9595]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#cc9595 (#cc9595) is rgb(204, 149, 149) in RGB.

No, #cc9595 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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