Fuzzy Wuzzy Color

#cc6666

Fuzzy Wuzzy is calm, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #399
Complementary Color #66cbcc
Color Shade: mid red (0° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Fuzzy Wuzzy Color Sample
Fuzzy Wuzzy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc6666

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Fuzzy Wuzzy Color. The Canyon Clay color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pink Papaya (#d5877e) for more energetic effect. Try Sweet Baby Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#66cbcc is the best complementary color to Fuzzy Wuzzy. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c66 complementary color is Downy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, mid red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #c69 and #c96. Thus found on the left and right of #c66 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and White colors as they work well with Fuzzy Wuzzy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fuzzy Wuzzy palette consists of #6698cc and #6c9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#66cbcc). Try Danube and White colors in combination with #c66, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c66 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fuzzy Wuzzy. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fuzzy Wuzzy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Downy, White, and Amethyst split by 90° on the color wheel. #c66 square combo is a palette of mid red, cool yellow, mid cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Fuzzy Wuzzy tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#66cbcc) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Pink – 120° from the complementary Downy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c6 and #cc66cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc6666 is made of 50% red, 25% green and 25% blue. In a HSL mode Fuzzy Wuzzy has a hue angle of 0°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc6666 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 40% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc6666
RGB Decimal rgb(204,102,102)
RGB Percentage 50%, 25%, 25%
CMYK 0, 40, 40, 20
HSL hsl(0,50%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(0,50%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.3794,40.352,18.9131)
XYZ xyz(32.0515,23.2994,15.3783)
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