Information about #CC797A color

#CC797A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CC797A is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(204, 121, 122) — 80% red, 47.5% green, 47.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 32 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid red, #CC797A has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Amelie's Desert Rose (#C87B77). Slightly further away sit Dirty Pink (#CA7B80) and Antique Pink (#C97375).

In RGB terms — rgb(204, 121, 122) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. #CC797A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CC797A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CC797A 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CC797A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dirty Pink color link
Dirty Pink

#CA7B80

Antique Pink color link
Antique Pink

#C97375

Ugly Pink color link
Ugly Pink

#CD7584

Old Pink color link
Old Pink

#C77986

Dusty Rose color link
Dusty Rose

#C0737A

Old Rose color link
Old Rose

#C08081

Dusky Pink color link
Dusky Pink

#CC7A8B

Pinkish color link
Pinkish

#D46A7E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CC797A
  • RGB204, 121, 122
  • CMYK0, 33, 32, 20
  • CSSrgb(204, 121, 122)
  • HSL359°, 45%, 64%
  • HSL Precise359.277°, 44.865%, 63.725%
  • HSV359°, 41%, 80%
  • HSB359°, 41%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.475, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.475, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.475, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCC797A
  • DECIMAL ID13400442
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01