#cc8595 Color Information

#cc8595 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cc8595. In RGB, it consists of 80.0% Red, 52.2% Green, and 58.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 34.8% Magenta, 27% Yellow, and 20% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 346.5°, with saturation of 41% and lightness of 66.1%. The decimal value for #cc8595 is 13403541, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cc8595 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#cc8595 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color204, 133, 149 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color80.0%, 52.2%, 58.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.200, 0.478, 0.416 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.348, 0.27, 0.2 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color346.5°, 41.0%, 66.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color346.5°, 34.8%, 80.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.714, 31.782, 32.528 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color204, 133, 149 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13403541 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color63.163, 29.418, 2.788 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)63.163, 29.549, 5.414 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color63.163, 44.970, -1.426 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color56.376, 23.921, 5.254 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.376, 0.308, 31.782 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291593621 / 0xffcc8595 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9999 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #cc8595

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cc8595, its pure hue is 346.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 41.0%, and its lightness is 66.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cc8595, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1a1113 to #b37482.

Tints of #cc8595

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cc8595, its pure hue is 346.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 41.0%, and its lightness is 66.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cc8595, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d294a2 to #f9f0f2.

Tones of #cc8595

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cc8595, its pure hue is 346.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 41.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cc8595, which range from #a9a9a9 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff5279 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cc8595

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cc8595! For #cc8595, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cc8595. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cc8595

This color, #cc8595, consists of 80.0% Red, 52.2% Green, and 58.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 204, Green = 133, Blue = 149. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cc8595 is 0% Cyan, 34.8% Magenta, 27% Yellow, and 20% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R80.0%
C0.0%
G52.2%
M34.8%
B58.4%
Y27.0%
K20.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 204 133 149
Octal 314 205 225
Hexa #cc #85 #95
Binary 11001100 10000101 10010101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 34 26 19
Octal 0 42 32 23
Hexa #00 #22 #1a #13
Binary 00000000 00100010 00011010 00010011

Analogous Colors of #cc8595

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cc8595 — which has hue 346.5° — its analogous colors are located at 16.5° and 346.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc8595.

Triadic Colors of #cc8595

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cc8595 — which has hue 346.5° — its triadic colors are located at 106.5° and 346.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc8595.

Complementary Color of #cc8595

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cc8595 — which has hue 346.5° — its complementary color is located at 166.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc8595.

Split Complementary Colors of #cc8595

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cc8595 — which has hue 346.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 136.5° and 346.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc8595.

Tetradic Colors of #cc8595

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cc8595 — which has hue 346.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 256.5°, 346.5°, 76.5°, and 166.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc8595.

Monochromatic Colors of #cc8595

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cc8595, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #97646f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #eeb9c5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cc8595

We want to make getting started with #cc8595 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cc8595 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cc8595 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cc8595 with other HTML elements.

#cc8595 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cc8595.
<span style="color: #cc8595;">The color of this text is #cc8595.</span>

#cc8595 Background Color

The background color for this text is #cc8595.
<div style="background-color: #cc8595; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cc8595.</div>

#cc8595 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cc8595.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cc8595;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cc8595.</span>

#cc8595 Border Color

This is a div with border color #cc8595.
<div style="border: #cc8595 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cc8595.</div>

#cc8595 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cc8595 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cc8595; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cc8595 on a white background.</div></div>

#cc8595 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cc8595 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cc8595; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cc8595 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cc8595 to White

This is a gradient from #cc8595 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cc8595,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cc8595,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cc8595,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cc8595,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cc8595 to white.</div>

Gradient from #cc8595 to Black

This is a gradient from #cc8595 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cc8595,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cc8595,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cc8595,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cc8595,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cc8595 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cc8595

In addition to using #cc8595 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cc8595 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cc8595, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 204, Green = 133, Blue = 149). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cc8595 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cc8595
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(204, 133, 149)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cc8595; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cc8595; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cc8595; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(204, 133, 149);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cc8595")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:204, green:133, blue:149, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:204 green:133 blue:149 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(204f, 133f, 149f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(204, 133, 149);
 

#cc8595 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cc8595 the same way. For those with color blindness, #cc8595 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cc8595 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cc8595 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cc8595 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cc8595 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cc8595 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text