Palettes / Colors / #CC8EA5

#CC8EA5 — Light Muted Pink

#CC8EA5 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 #CC8EA5 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.

#CC8EA5 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 #8ECCB6; it also sits naturally between #CC8EC4 and #CC978E. 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 56% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 19% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC8EA5

.text { color: #CC8EA5; }
.background { background-color: #CC8EA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC8EA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 142, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 38%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC8EA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 142, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC8EA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 142, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC8EA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC8EA5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ECCB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC8EA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC8EA5

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 #CC8EA5 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 #CC8EA5 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

← #CC8EA4  ·  #CC8EA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC8EA5?

#CC8EA5 is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 142, 165). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC8EA5?

#CC8EA5 is RGB 204, 142, 165 — HSL 338°, 38%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 19%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC8EA5?

Its complement is #8ECCB6; analogous partners are #CC8EC4 and #CC978E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC8EA5 for text?

Black text on #CC8EA5 has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.