Palettes / Colors / #CC718F

#CC718F — Muted Pink

#CC718F is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #CC718F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CC718F is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #71CCAD; it also sits naturally between #CC71BC and #CC8071. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 44% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 30% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CC718F

.text { color: #CC718F; }
.background { background-color: #CC718F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC718F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 113, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 47%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC718F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 113, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC718F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 113, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC718F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC718F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #71CCAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC718F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC718F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CC718F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC718F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC718E  ·  #CC7190 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC718F?

#CC718F is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 113, 143). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC718F?

#CC718F is RGB 204, 113, 143 — HSL 340°, 47%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 30%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC718F?

Its complement is #71CCAD; analogous partners are #CC71BC and #CC8071. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC718F for text?

Black text on #CC718F has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.