Close to Hot Magenta
#CC16CB
#CC16CB is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Hot Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 8.6% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 81% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CC16CB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.62:1 AABlack text on this color
4.54:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.62:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.54:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CC16CB as they’d see it.
#CC16CB in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CC16CB
What color is #CC16CB?
#CC16CB is a mid-tone, vivid pink, close to the color Hot Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 8.6% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 81% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #CC16CB in RGB?
#CC16CB is rgb(204, 22, 203): 204 red, 22 green, and 203 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CC16CB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 89, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CC16CB?
PANTONE Purple C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CC16CB?
Its complement #038807 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.