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#CC1964 Color

#CC1964 is rgb(204, 25, 100) in RGB, hsl(335, 78%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 51%, 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 3.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC1964
HEX#CC1964
RGBrgb(204, 25, 100)
HSLhsl(335, 78%, 45%)
HSVhsv(335, 88%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 51%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.211 4)
LABlab(45.50% 68.07 6.95)
LCHlch(45.50% 68.42 5.83)

What #CC1964 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 #CC1964, 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.

#CC1964 Channel Values

How #CC1964 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 25 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 335° · S 78% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 335° · S 88% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 51% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.4:1 vs white · 3.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC1964 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 text5.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC1964 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC1964

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC1964; 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 #CC1964

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 #CC1964.

How #CC1964 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#CC1964
Protanopia#5E5E63
Protanomaly#974B63
Deuteranopia#7D7D5E
Deuteranomaly#A36460
Tritanopia#CA2B2B
Tritanomaly#CB2549
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC1964 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc1964: #CC1964;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC1964;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc1964': '#CC1964' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.098, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_cc1964">#CC1964</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC1964"

More Pink Colors

#CC1964 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC1964 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC1964?

#CC1964 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(204, 25, 100) in RGB and hsl(335, 78%, 45%) 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 3.99.

What is the RGB value of #CC1964?

#CC1964 is rgb(204, 25, 100) — red 204, green 25, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC1964?

#CC1964 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 51%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC1964 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC1964 scores 5.4:1 against white and 3.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC1964 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC1964 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 21.07, which is visibly different.

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