#CC495F

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Indianred.

About #CC495F

When working with digital screens, the color #CC495F is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Indianred. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(204, 73, 95).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 53% yellow, and 20% black. The HSL representation is 349.9° hue, 56.2% saturation, and 54.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC495F
RGB204, 73, 95
HSL349.9°, 56.2%, 54.3%
CMYK0%, 64%, 53%, 20%
HSV349.9°, 64.2%, 80.0%
LAB50.0, 53.4, 15.7
XYZ29.3, 18.4, 12.8
Decimal13388127

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.48:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.69:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC495F; }
.text-color { color: #CC495F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC495F; }

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