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#CC14AE Color

#CC14AE is rgb(204, 20, 174) in RGB, hsl(310, 82%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 90%, 15%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), visibly different at ΔE 12.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC14AE
HEX#CC14AE
RGBrgb(204, 20, 174)
HSLhsl(310, 82%, 44%)
HSVhsv(310, 90%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 90%, 15%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.1% 0.247 336.9)
LABlab(47.63% 74.26 -34.82)
LCHlch(47.63% 82.02 334.88)

What #CC14AE 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 #CC14AE, 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.

#CC14AE Channel Values

How #CC14AE 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 20 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 82% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 90% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 90% · Y 15% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.91:1 vs white · 4.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC14AE 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 text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC14AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC14AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC14AE; 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 #CC14AE

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 #CC14AE.

How #CC14AE 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#CC14AE
Protanopia#5D5DAE
Protanomaly#964AAE
Deuteranopia#7D7DAB
Deuteranomaly#A363AC
Tritanopia#C44545
Tritanomaly#C7377D
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC14AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc14ae: #CC14AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC14AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc14ae': '#CC14AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.078, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_cc14ae">#CC14AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC14AE"

More Pink Colors

#CC14AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC14AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC14AE?

#CC14AE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(204, 20, 174) in RGB and hsl(310, 82%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.17.

What is the RGB value of #CC14AE?

#CC14AE is rgb(204, 20, 174) — red 204, green 20, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC14AE?

#CC14AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 90%, 15%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC14AE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC14AE scores 4.91:1 against white and 4.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC14AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC14AE 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 21.42, which is visibly different.

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