Information about #CC8A8C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#CC8A8C presents itself as a softly balanced earthy red — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Khaki Rose (#C5908E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Greyish Pink (#C88D94) and Lipstick Pink (#C48793).
In RGB terms — rgb(204, 138, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CC8A8C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#CC8A8C color variations
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#CC8A8C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CC8A8C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CC8A8C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CC8A8C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#CC8A8C 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 #CC8A8C color
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Nearest named colors to #CC8A8C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C5908E
#C88D94
#C48793
#C28E88
#D58A94
#C2848F
#C48189
#CC8899
#C79098
#D08A9B
#D68B80
#D78C81
#CC8A8C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CC8A8C
- RGB204, 138, 140
- CMYK0, 26, 25, 20
- CSSrgb(204, 138, 140)
- HSL358°, 39%, 67%
- HSL Precise358.182°, 39.286%, 67.059%
- HSV358°, 32%, 80%
- HSB358°, 32%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
- GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.541, 0.549)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.541, 0.549, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.541, 0.549)
- Percentage of Red in RGB80%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDCC8A8C
- DECIMAL ID13404812
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
