#CC99AE

Accessibility

AAA

8.74:1

Vs white / black

2.4:1 · 8.74:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#cc99ae

RGB

rgb(204, 153, 174)

RGBA

rgba(204, 153, 174, 1)

HSL

hsl(335, 33%, 70%)

HSLA

hsla(335, 33%, 70%, 1)

HSV

hsv(335, 25%, 80%)

LAB

lab(68.52% 22.3 -3.46)

LCH

lch(68.52% 22.57 351.18)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7372 0.0661 -0.0089)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7372 0.0667 352.33)

XYZ

xyz(43.93, 38.68, 45.19)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 20%)

CSS

color: #cc99ae;

CSS variable

--color-cc99ae: #cc99ae;

SCSS

$color-cc99ae: #cc99ae;

JavaScript

const color = "#cc99ae";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#cc99ae";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#cc99ae" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#cc99ae", "rgb": { "r": 204, "g": 153, "b": 174 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7372 0.0667 352.33)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#cc99ae-1: #cc99ae;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

pink-300

Very different · ΔE 9.68 · #F9A8D4

Nearest CSS named color

RosyBrown

Very different · ΔE 8.64 · #BC8F8F

Nearest Material color

pink-200

Very different · ΔE 8.65 · #F48FB1

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 26.47 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffebf8 100ffdceb 200f1c7d7 300ddafc1 400c391a6 500a6768a 6008c6273 700714d5c 800573a46 9003e2731 95027141c

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbf7f8 f7eef2 f2e6eb eedde4 ead5dd e6ccd7 e1c4d0 ddbbc9 d9b3c2 d5aabc d0a2b5 cc99ae bb8ca0 aa8091 997383 886674 775965 664d57 554049 44333a 33262c 22191d 110d0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbf7f8 f7eef2 f2e6eb eedde4 ead5dd e6ccd7 e1c4d0 ddbbc9 d9b3c2 d5aabc d0a2b5

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

bb8ca0 aa8091 997383 886674 775965 664d57 554049 44333a 33262c 22191d 110d0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c697aa bf95a6 b993a3 b3919f ac8f9b a68d97 a08a93 99888f 93868c 8d8488 868284

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CC99AEStop 1 #99CCB7Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#CC99C8Stop 1 #CC99AEStop 2 #CC9D99Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CC99AEStop 1 #AECC99Stop 2 #99AECCStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CC99AEStop 1 #99CC9DStop 2 #99C8CCStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#442230Stop 1 #773C54Stop 2 #AA5578Stop 3 #C388A1Stop 4 #DDBBC9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #cc99ae works

#CC99AE (#cc99ae) sits in the red family at about 335° hue, 33% saturation, and 70% lightness. Contrast is 2.4:1 on white and 8.74:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: pink-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cc99ae as small body text on white — 2.4:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #CC9999#CC9999 RosyBrown#BC8F8F Material Pink 200#F48FB1 Web Safe #CC99CC#CC99CC Tailwind pink 300#F9A8D4 Chakra pink 400#F687B3 Material Pink 100#F8BBD0 Web Safe #FF99CC#FF99CC Tailwind rose 300#FDA4AF LightPink#FFB6C1 Plum#DDA0DD Thistle#D8BFD8

Where #cc99ae works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cc99ae as small body text on white — 2.4:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.