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#CC968F — Light Muted Red

#CC968F is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #CC968F 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.

#CC968F is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #8FC5CC; it also sits naturally between #CC8FA6 and #CCB48F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC968F · RGB 204, 150, 143

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Color values

HEX#CC968F
RGB204, 150, 143
HSL7°, 37%, 68%
HSV7°, 30%, 80%
CMYK0%, 26%, 30%, 20%
XYZ40.77, 36.63, 30.91
Yxy36.63, 0.3764, 0.3382
CIE-Lab67.00, 19.31, 11.66
Hunter Lab60.53, 17.82, 9.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 59% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 30% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC968F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC968F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC968F

.text { color: #CC968F; }
.background { background-color: #CC968F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC968F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 150, 143); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 37%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC968F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 150, 143, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC968F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 150, 143, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC968F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC968F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC968F

#C2837A#B76C62#AB5A4F#934D43#7E423A#693730#502A25#3B1F1B#231210#0E0706

Tints of #CC968F

#D0A09A#D5AAA4#D8B0AB#DDBAB6#E2C4C0#E7CECB#ECD8D5#EFDEDC#F4E8E7#F9F2F1

Tones of #CC968F

#C89993#C39D98#BFA09C#BAA3A0#B6A7A4#B1AAA9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FC5CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.52:1 Fails
Against black text8.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #CC968F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC968F

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 #CC968F: ·

How #CC968F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B5B491Deuteranopia · #B8BC91Tritanopia · #C99292

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 stone 500 · #78716C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC968F rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Ruby Cascade
#54B499 · #7B83A6 · #A079A4 · #CE9293
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Dreamy Ruby Zephyr
#6974A9 · #A457AE · #CE8F93 · #C2C375
Scarlet Lagoon
#BD88B2 · #C49B8A · #89AB52 · #62BD8D
Palette 557571
#557571 · #D49A89 · #F7D1BA · #F4F4F4
Palette 5b6d5b
#5B6D5B · #CA8A8B · #E2BCB7 · #F6E6E4

Similar colors

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

#CE9293#C89595#CE8F93#C49B8A#D49A89#CA8A8B#C39898#C19C8B#CE8B96#C8A087#D49A9A#C38C8A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC968E  ·  #CC9690 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC968F?

#CC968F is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 204, 150, 143). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC968F?

#CC968F is RGB 204, 150, 143 — HSL 7°, 37%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 30%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC968F?

Its complement is #8FC5CC; analogous partners are #CC8FA6 and #CCB48F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC968F for text?

Black text on #CC968F has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.