#CC0066 Color

#CC0066 is rgb(204, 0, 102) in RGB, hsl(330, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC0066

HEX#CC0066

RGBrgb(204, 0, 102)

HSLhsl(330, 100%, 40%)

HSVhsv(330, 100%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.22 2.1)

LABlab(44.58% 70.91 4.39)

LCHlch(44.58% 71.04 3.54)

What #CC0066 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 #CC0066, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dogwood Rose#D71868ΔE 4.84 Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 9.23 Mexican Pink#E4007CΔE 9.96 Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 10.69 Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 12.3 Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 12.54

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

#CC0066 Channel Values

How #CC0066 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 204 · G 0 · B 102	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 330° · S 100% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 330° · S 100% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 100% · Y 50% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.59:1 vs white · 3.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC0066 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 text5.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC0066 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC0066

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC0066; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CC0066

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 #CC0066.

How #CC0066 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#CC0066

Protanopia#5A5A65

Protanomaly#964665

Deuteranopia#7B7B60

Deuteranomaly#A26162

Tritanopia#C92323

Tritanomaly#CA1A47

Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC0066 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc0066: #CC0066;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC0066;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc0066': '#CC0066' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.000, blue: 0.400)

Android XML<color name="color_cc0066">#CC0066</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC0066"

More Pink Colors

#CC0066 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cc006d cb99c9 cc0099 ca2c92 cc00cc c8b7c9 cc3366 c8a2c8 cc3399 c8509b cc33cc c800de d74894 e4007c ee82ee f6339a fd6c9e ff33cc ff99ff 1f001f 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7

#CC0066 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC0066?

#CC0066 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(204, 0, 102) in RGB and hsl(330, 100%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.84.

What is the RGB value of #CC0066?

#CC0066 is rgb(204, 0, 102) — red 204, green 0, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC0066?

#CC0066 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC0066 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC0066 scores 5.59:1 against white and 3.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC0066 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC0066 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 18.52, which is visibly different.

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