#cc6666 color

#cc6666 is a light, strong red. The closest CSS named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c). In RGB it is rgb(204, 102, 102); in HSL, hsl(0, 50%, 60%).

#cc6666

Color conversions

Hex	`#cc6666`
RGB	`rgb(204, 102, 102)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 50%, 60%)`
CMYK	`0%, 50%, 50%, 20%`
CSS example	`color: #cc6666; background-color: rgb(204, 102, 102);`

Tints and shades of #cc6666

The hue is calculated at seven exact lightness levels for use in backgrounds, borders, text and hover states. These values are not substituted with nearby named colors.

#f5e0e0

#e3abab

#d17575

#bf4040

#8a2e2e

#5c1f1f

#361212

Color schemes with #cc6666

Complementary — maximum contrast, from opposite sides of the color wheel:

#cc6666 #66cccc

Analogous — neighbours on the wheel, naturally harmonious:

#cc6699 #cc6666 #cc9966

Triadic — three colors evenly spaced for balanced variety:

#cc6666 #66cc66 #6666cc

Tetradic — four colors at 90° intervals:

#cc6666 #99cc66 #66cccc #9966cc

Text contrast and accessibility

On a #cc6666 background, black text gives the better contrast. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text (AA), or 7:1 and 4.5:1 for AAA.

Text color	Contrast ratio	Normal text	Large text
White text (#ffffff)	3.71:1	Fails	AA
Black text (#000000)	5.66:1	AA	AAA

Similar named colors

The CSS named colors closest to #cc6666:

Indian Red Pale Violet Red Peru Light Coral Salmon Dark Salmon

Build with this color

Turn #cc6666 into a full scheme with the Color Palette Generator, blend it into a background with the CSS Gradient Generator, or browse all named colors.