#CC0544 Color

#CC0544 is rgb(204, 5, 68) in RGB, hsl(341, 95%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 67%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC0544

HEX#CC0544

RGBrgb(204, 5, 68)

HSLhsl(341, 95%, 41%)

HSVhsv(341, 98%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 67%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(53.9% 0.213 15.1)

LABlab(44.08% 69.01 25.12)

LCHlch(44.08% 73.44 20.00)

What #CC0544 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 #CC0544, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Carmine#D10047ΔE 2.04 Rich Carmine#D70040ΔE 6.79 Bright Maroon#C32148ΔE 7.08 Cardinal#C41E3AΔE 7.63 French Raspberry#C72C48ΔE 8 Amaranth#E52B50ΔE 8.05

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

#CC0544 Channel Values

How #CC0544 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 5 · B 68	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 341° · S 95% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 341° · S 98% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 98% · Y 67% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.72:1 vs white · 3.67:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC0544 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 #CC0544

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC0544; 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 #CC0544

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 #CC0544.

How #CC0544 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#CC0544

Protanopia#5B5B42

Protanomaly#964743

Deuteranopia#7C7C39

Deuteranomaly#A2623E

Tritanopia#CB1717

Tritanomaly#CB112F

Achromatopsia#666666

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Using #CC0544 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc0544: #CC0544;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC0544;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc0544': '#CC0544' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.020, blue: 0.267)

Android XML<color name="color_cc0544">#CC0544</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC0544"

More Pink Colors

#CC0544 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#CC0544 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC0544?

#CC0544 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(204, 5, 68) in RGB and hsl(341, 95%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Carmine (#D10047), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.04.

What is the RGB value of #CC0544?

#CC0544 is rgb(204, 5, 68) — red 204, green 5, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC0544?

#CC0544 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 67%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC0544 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC0544 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 #CC0544 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC0544 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 11.27, which is visibly different.

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