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#CC004B Color

#CC004B is rgb(204, 0, 75) in RGB, hsl(338, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 63%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC004B
HEX#CC004B
RGBrgb(204, 0, 75)
HSLhsl(338, 100%, 40%)
HSVhsv(338, 100%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 63%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.215 12.3)
LABlab(44.03% 69.70 20.66)
LCHlch(44.03% 72.70 16.51)

What #CC004B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CC004B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#CC004B Channel Values

How #CC004B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 0 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 338° · S 100% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 338° · S 100% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 63% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.72:1 vs white · 3.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC004B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CC004B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC004B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CC004B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC004B.

How #CC004B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CC004B
Protanopia#5A5A4A
Protanomaly#96464A
Deuteranopia#7B7B41
Deuteranomaly#A26145
Tritanopia#CB1818
Tritanomaly#CB1033
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC004B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cc004b: #CC004B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC004B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc004b': '#CC004B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.000, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_cc004b">#CC004B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC004B"

More Pink Colors

#CC004B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC004B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC004B?

#CC004B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(204, 0, 75) in RGB and hsl(338, 100%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #CC004B?

#CC004B is rgb(204, 0, 75) — red 204, green 0, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC004B?

#CC004B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 63%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC004B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC004B scores 5.72:1 against white and 3.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC004B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC004B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.4, which is visibly different.

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