#cc174c

Color #cc174c

A vivid, highly saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Crimson #dc143c · ΔE 14.8 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cc174c

RGB

rgb(204, 23, 76)

HSL

hsl(342.4, 79.7%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342.4, 88.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 88.7%, 62.7%, 20%)

LAB

lab(44.2, 67.23, 19.55)

LCH

lch(44.2, 70.01, 16.21)

OKLCH

oklch(54.6%, 0.2078, 13.21)

HWB

hwb(342.4, 9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#17cc97

Analogous

#cc17a7

#cc174c

#cc3c17

Triadic

#cc174c

#4ccc17

#174ccc

Split-complementary

#cc174c

#17cc3c

#17a7cc

Tetradic

#cc174c

#cc9717

#17cc97

#174ccc

Square

#cc174c

#a7cc17

#17cc97

#3c17cc

Shades

Color #cc174c mixed toward black.

#aa133f

#880f33

#660c26

#440819

#22040d

Tints

Color #cc174c mixed toward white.

#e72b62

#ec5582

#f180a1

#f5aac0

#fad5e0

Tones

Color #cc174c mixed toward gray.

#bd2652

#ae3559

#9f445f

#905365

#81626b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e43 · ΔE 55.9

Deuteranopia

#a6ae41 · ΔE 61.6

Tritanopia

#c73c3a · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 27.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc174c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc174c]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#cc174c (#cc174c) is rgb(204, 23, 76) in RGB.

No, #cc174c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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