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#CC8EA3 — Light Muted Pink

#CC8EA3 is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #CC8EA3 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.

#CC8EA3 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 #8ECCB8; it also sits naturally between #CC8EC2 and #CC998E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC8EA3 · RGB 204, 142, 163

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Color values

HEX#CC8EA3
RGB204, 142, 163
HSL340°, 38%, 68%
HSV340°, 30%, 80%
CMYK0%, 30%, 20%, 20%
XYZ41.19, 34.83, 39.20
Yxy34.83, 0.3575, 0.3023
CIE-Lab65.61, 26.57, -1.57
Hunter Lab59.02, 24.84, -1.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 56% · Blue 64%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC8EA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC8EA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC8EA3

.text { color: #CC8EA3; }
.background { background-color: #CC8EA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC8EA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 142, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(340, 38%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC8EA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 142, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC8EA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 142, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC8EA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC8EA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC8EA3

#C37992#B8617E#AC4D6D#94425E#7F3950#6A2F43#512433#3C1B26#231016#0E0609

Tints of #CC8EA3

#D199AC#D6A4B4#D9ABBA#DEB5C3#E3C0CB#E7CAD4#ECD5DD#EFDCE2#F4E6EB#F9F1F4

Tones of #CC8EA3

#C892A4#C397A6#BF9BA7#BAA0A9#B6A4AA#B1A9AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ECCB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.64:1 Fails
Against black text7.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #CC8EA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC8EA3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CC8EA3: ·

How #CC8EA3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B1B19EDeuteranopia · #B5B99DTritanopia · #C99A99

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC8EA3 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Solace
#736FB2 · #5D486D · #B86BB1 · #CD90A8
Palette 643843
#643843 · #99627A · #C88EA7 · #E7CBCB
Misty Ruby Horizon
#CF92A0 · #896F50 · #93AB5F · #448C4C
Palette Fbf5e5
#FBF5E5 · #C890A7 · #A35C7A · #212121
Vivid Ruby Garden
#DEA5B8 · #D58BA4 · #D16B8D · #5E1D32
Lucky Ruby Mosaic
#EAD2DD · #D289AA · #BD5C88 · #A53C6B

Similar colors

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

#CD90A8#C88EA7#CF92A0#C890A7#D58BA4#D289AA#CE8B96#C48E98#C092A9#C197A2#C187A9#C1849F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC8EA2  ·  #CC8EA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC8EA3?

#CC8EA3 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 142, 163). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC8EA3?

#CC8EA3 is RGB 204, 142, 163 — HSL 340°, 38%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 20%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC8EA3?

Its complement is #8ECCB8; analogous partners are #CC8EC2 and #CC998E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC8EA3 for text?

Black text on #CC8EA3 has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.