Information about #CC196C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #CC196C reads as a energetic, saturated romantic rose and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Medium Violet Red (#CA226B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dogwood Rose (#D71868) and Burnt Pink (#C12267).
In RGB terms — rgb(204, 25, 108) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CC196C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.9:1. #CC196C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#CC196C color variations
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#CC196C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CC196C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CC196C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CC196C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#CC196C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #CC196C color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #CC196C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#CA226B
#D71868
#C12267
#D91175
#C12869
#DD2274
#B71D62
#C21E56
#E0115F
#DA1D81
#C71585
#E3256B
#CC196C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CC196C
- RGB204, 25, 108
- CMYK0, 70, 38, 20
- CSSrgb(204, 25, 108)
- HSL332°, 78%, 45%
- HSL Precise332.179°, 78.166%, 44.902%
- HSV332°, 88%, 80%
- HSB332°, 88%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
- GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.098, 0.424)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.098, 0.424, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.098, 0.424)
- Percentage of Red in RGB80%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDCC196C
- DECIMAL ID13375852
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
