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#CC8685 Color

#CC8685 is rgb(204, 134, 133) in RGB, hsl(1, 41%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 35%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Rose (#C08081), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC8685
HEX#CC8685
RGBrgb(204, 134, 133)
HSLhsl(1, 41%, 66%)
HSVhsv(1, 35%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 35%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.087 20.4)
LABlab(63.30% 27.54 12.22)
LCHlch(63.30% 30.13 23.93)

What #CC8685 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 #CC8685, 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 red in the library.

#CC8685 Channel Values

How #CC8685 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 134 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 1° · S 41% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 1° · S 35% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 34% · Y 35% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.87:1 vs white · 7.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC8685 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC8685 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC8685

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC8685; 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 #CC8685

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 #CC8685.

How #CC8685 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#CC8685
Protanopia#959585
Protanomaly#AE8F85
Deuteranopia#A2A282
Deuteranomaly#B49783
Tritanopia#CC8686
Tritanomaly#CC8686
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC8685 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc8685: #CC8685;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC8685;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc8685': '#CC8685' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.525, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_cc8685">#CC8685</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC8685"

More Red Colors

#CC8685 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC8685 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC8685?

#CC8685 is a light red — rgb(204, 134, 133) in RGB and hsl(1, 41%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.09.

What is the RGB value of #CC8685?

#CC8685 is rgb(204, 134, 133) — red 204, green 134, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC8685?

#CC8685 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 35%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC8685 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC8685 scores 2.87:1 against white and 7.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC8685 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC8685 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.3, which is visibly different.

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